Skin conditions (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) decisions — 2016

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's diagnosed eczematous dermatitis and recurrent abscesses (carbuncles and furuncles), MRSA infection, and folliculitis as secondary to his service-connected eczematous dermatitis. The decision is based on evidence that these conditions are related to his in-service skin disorders.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the likely etiology of his varicose veins and psoriasis.

The Veteran's appeal is being REMANDED to the AOJ for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the local VA office. The Veteran has requested a Board videoconference hearing, but his request was received prior to any Board consideration of his appeal.

The Veteran's skin disorder, diagnosed as tinea versicolor and tinea pedis, had its onset during combat service in Vietnam. The Board finds that the evidence is not sufficient to rebut the presumption that the Veteran's skin disorder manifested during his combat service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, sleep apnea, and lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, are found to be so severe that they prevent him from securing or following any substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including posttraumatic stress disorder, degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, and residuals of a fracture of the pelvis with degenerative joint disease left hip, precluded him from securing and following substantially gainful employment consistent with his educational and work background since June 21, 2012.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and providing the Veteran with a VA examination to address his claims of service connection for acne disability, obstructive sleep apnea, and sinusitis.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his request for a Travel Board hearing. The issues of new and material evidence for various conditions are pending.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for acne vulgaris with residual scarring was denied. The claim for service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary to in-service exposure to herbicides or as secondary to service-connected acne vulgaris with residual scarring, was also denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and the need for a VA examination. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on all available evidence.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable evaluation for pseudofolliculitis barbae prior to April 1, 2015, and in excess of 10 percent thereafter has been withdrawn.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral tinea pedis, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), and sinus congestion, hay fever with headaches. The RO assigned non-compensable evaluations to these conditions.

The Veteran seeks service connection for chronic residuals from bilateral fractures of the feet, which he claims occurred during his military service. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for dermatitis (claimed as sweet's syndrome), finding that his condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 7806.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a vision disorder and skin disorder, as well as his requests for increased ratings for PTSD and TDIU have all been denied. The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of either condition related to service or secondary to any other service-connected disability.

The Veteran's skin disability of the feet, diagnosed as tinea pedis, had its onset in service and is therefore granted service connection.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal on the issue of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent prior to May 6, 2011, and in excess of 30 percent thereafter for seborrheic dermatitis.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the acne condition issue prior to the Board's decision. The psychiatric disorder issue remains.

The Board has granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder. The remaining issues are remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development and medical opinions regarding his claimed conditions.