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

The Veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected disability, and the appellant has not provided evidence of a new and material claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis and seborrheic dermatitis have been granted.,Service connection has also been established for hypertension.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development of the record, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess his eczema and onychomycosis.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to concerns about the adequacy of recent VA examinations for his service-connected skin and hearing loss disabilities. He contends that these conditions have worsened since his last evaluations.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disorder, but granted service connection for a skin condition claimed as eczema.,Service connection was established for the Veteran's skin condition (claimed as eczema) based on continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional VA treatment records and for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's actinic keratosis is causally related to his time in service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for initial compensable evaluations for tinea pedis, tinea corporis, and tinea cruris, as well as his increased initial evaluations for low back disorder. The appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation for psoriasis has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's service-connected dysthymic disorder with some anxiety, recurrent dislocation of the left shoulder, acneform dermatitis, and maxillary sinusitis meet the criteria for a TDIU rating due to their severity and combined effect on his ability to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied as the evidence does not support a finding that any of his claimed conditions are related to military service.

The Veteran's service-connected pseudofolliculitis barbae is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that an evaluation in excess of this rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for further examination. The appellant's claim for prostate cancer is being reviewed, but his claim for chloracne reopening remains pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, type II and eczema (claimed as rash/itching), are denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his active service or herbicide exposure.

The Veteran withdrew her claims for higher initial evaluations for scalp psoriasis and residuals of a left foot bunionectomy with degenerative changes, also claimed as nerve damage at her August 2010 hearing. The Board does not have jurisdiction over these withdrawn claims.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining service department records and scheduling VA examinations to evaluate the severity of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a medical diagnosis of hypertension and finds that service connection for this condition is not warranted. The issue of entitlement to service connection for skin disability, including chloracne, actinic keratosis, and undifferentiated squamous cell lesion, remains unresolved.

The Veteran's service connection claims for contact dermatitis, actinic keratoses and seborrheic keratoses have been granted as his night sweats are considered a qualifying chronic disability under the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.317.

The Veteran's service-connected tinea pedis and tinea versicolor do not warrant an initial disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and reopening of a claim are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations, treatment records retrieval, and compliance with recent legal mandates.