Skin conditions (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) decisions — 2018

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected tinea pedis and onychomycosis.

The Veteran's TMJ dysfunction has been rated at 10 percent since February 16, 2017. The condition is characterized by inter-incisal range of more than 40 mm and lateral excursion greater than 4mm.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension and bilateral hearing loss did not manifest in service, were not continuous since service, were not shown to a compensable degree within one year of separation from service, and are not etiologically related to his active service. The Veteran's chronic cough, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and tinea pedis/tinea cruris are also not caused by or otherwise etiologically related to his military service.

The Veteran's skin disorder, including chloracne, is not related to his service and was not caused by herbicide or radiation exposure.,The Veteran's bilateral foot disorder, including vesicular tinea pedis, is also not related to his service.

The Veteran's urticaria with cystic acne has been rated at 30 percent since August 2007. The Board found that the condition does not warrant a higher rating as it did not meet the criteria for a 60 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7813, and there was no systemic therapy required.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a back disability and granted it. The Veteran's other claims, including those for increased ratings, are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for tinea versicolor is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including an examination of her current skin condition and its impact on her body areas.

The Veteran's skin condition, including eczema, psoriasis, hyperkeratosis, irritant contact dermatitis, and porphyria cutanea tarda, is found to be related to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and granted.

The Veteran's appeal for a TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional development and examination, including an opinion on the functional impact of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for diabetes and multiple noncompensable disabilities has been withdrawn. The Board also finds that the Veteran does not have a current disability manifested by difficulty breathing, hypertension, or chloracne.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule VA examinations for his kidney condition, skin disability, and rectal injury. The AOJ will then consider whether service connection should be granted or denied for these conditions.

The Veteran's skin disability, which included acne keloidalis nuchae and mycoses fungoides, required constant or near-constant systemic therapy such as corticosteroids from August 16, 2010 through January 9, 2013. The Board granted a rating of 60 percent for this period.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's pseudofolliculitis barbae had its onset in service and is granted service connection for this condition. The claims of service connection for left foot and right foot conditions are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's skin conditions, including eczema and xerosis, were found to have been present since service. The Board granted service connection for these conditions and assigned an initial disability rating of 30 percent effective June 7, 2010.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's skin disability of the head is not related to his active duty service, including exposure to Agent Orange. The VA examiner concluded it is unlikely the current condition began during or was caused by his military service.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for diabetes mellitus, type II with related disabilities is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.

The Veteran's posttraumatic headaches are rated at a maximum of 50 percent since September 11, 2017, due to very frequent, completely prostrating, and prolonged attacks that have caused severe economic inadaptability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disability (psoriasis) and a right foot disability, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current conditions and his active service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for pseudofolliculitis barbae and distal right tibia and fibular fracture are being remanded to the AOJ for additional development.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal of the denial of service connection for a low back disability and the initial ratings assigned for PTSD with anxiety and depressive symptoms, status post traumatic brain injury; folliculitis with early component of hidradenitis suppurativa of the axilla and groin; and status post orbital blowout fracture.