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

The Veteran's lumbar strain is rated at 20 percent effective March 3, 2017. The Board has ordered additional development for other claims and issues.

The Veteran's chloracne was granted service connection as secondary to exposure to Agent Orange, meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection.

The Board denied service connection for acne due to burn pit exposure, finding the claim was new and material.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's sleep hypopnea, specifically whether it is related to service or secondary to medications for his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for acne, due to exposure to burn pits during service, is granted.

The Board denied service connection for acne due to burn pit exposure, finding no direct evidence linking the condition to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding the Veteran's conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for acne is granted, and he is assigned a 100% rating.

The Board denied service connection for acne due to burn pit exposure, finding no direct evidence linking the condition to service.

The Veteran's claim for a separate evaluation for acne conglobata is denied as the condition is already covered under his existing rating for scleredema.

The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral hip disorder, eczema, and dizziness/vertigo. The Veteran's current conditions are deemed to have been incurred in service.

The Board denied service connection for acne due to burn pit exposure, finding the evidence insufficient.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment from December 1, 1993 to July 23, 1996. The Board granted a TDIU rating for this period.

The Board denied service connection for acne due to burn pit exposure, finding the claim was not new and material.

The Board denied service connection for acne due to burn pit exposure, finding the claim was new and material.

The Board has granted the claim for service connection of Acne and assigned a rating of 20 percent.

The Board has granted the veteran's claims for service connection of Acne and a rating in excess of 0 percent.

The Board has determined that additional medical examinations and opinions are needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral hip disability, left shoulder disability, low back disability, bilateral flat feet, bilateral eye disability (claimed as due to blunt trauma), and skin disability (pseudofolliculitis barbae).

The Veteran's claim for service connection for acne has been granted.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for skin conditions, LLE and RLE peripheral neuropathy, and depressive disorder with anxiety have been granted. However, the Board found that there is no evidence to support these claims.