Skin conditions (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) decisions — 2011

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling VA examinations to reassess the severity of her migraine headaches, vertigo, and acne rosacea.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and arranging for the Veteran to undergo a VA examination to determine the nature, extent, and etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected neurodermatitis is rated at 60 percent since March 6, 2005. The RO assigned a 30 percent rating from March 6, 2006 to August 17, 2009 and increased the rating to 60 percent thereafter.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded to obtain additional development, including obtaining medical records and clarifying the identity of non-VA providers.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral tinea pedis is granted, as there is sufficient evidence to support a finding of in-service onset and continuity of symptomatology.

The Veteran's claims for initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for his right knee strain and low back strain, as well as a compensable rating for his tinea pedis, were denied. The evidence did not show that the disabilities warranted higher ratings under applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current skin disorders are not related to his service, including exposure to herbicides in Vietnam. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding of a nexus between the Veteran's current skin problems and any in-service herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's skin condition, tinea versicolor, was granted service connection and a 10% rating effective October 7, 2005. His shell fragment wounds of the legs were also granted increased ratings to 10%. The claim for psoriasis was denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues with communication and address, requiring a new VA examination for the skin rash.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected conditions do not warrant an initial compensable rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's psoriasis is service connected due to presumed exposure to herbicides. The residuals of basal and squamous cell carcinomas are not service connected.

The Board found that the Veteran's skin disability, including seborrheic dermatitis, was not incurred during service or due to herbicide exposure. The claim for secondary service connection based on a claimed skin disorder related to Vietnam service was denied.

The Veteran's current skin disability had its onset in service and is etiologically related to his active service, thus the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder, and remanded the case to obtain additional medical opinion regarding the etiology of his current skin disorders.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service medical records and additional evidence submitted by the Veteran. The claims of entitlement to service connection for tinea pedis and porokeratosis will be reconsidered.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from April 22, 2002 to April 21, 2003. On and after April 22, 2003, the Veteran was not precluded from securing or following substantially gainful employment as a result of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded him from engaging in substantially gainful employment during the entire appellate period, without regard to age or impact of nonservice-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's skin disorder, chloracne, is service-connected. The hearing loss and tinnitus claims are pending further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for additional medical examinations.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates were denied. The Board found no evidence of active pseudofolliculitis barbae or diabetes mellitus requiring compensable ratings, and the TDIU claim was not addressed as it had been rendered moot.