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

The Board has decided to remand the claims for right ankle and left knee disabilities, fissure in ano (perianal abscess), and skin disability due to inadequate examinations conducted over five years ago. The Veteran will need new examinations to address his symptoms and functional impairments.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for residuals of a back injury and granted it. The issue of service connection for bilateral foot disabilities to include pes planus and eczema is remanded.

The Board has added over 300 pages of VA treatment records to the claims file, which may be relevant to the Veteran's appeals. The AOJ needs to review this new evidence and issue a Supplemental Statement of the Case before making a decision on the issues.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis due to a lack of medical evidence addressing their etiology. The Veteran is required to provide additional treatment records, including VA and private ones, and undergo a skin examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since October 19, 2013.

The Board has granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae, but denied service connection for lung disorder and pes planus.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied due to lack of evidence related to the unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claims. The claim for pseudofolliculitis barbae was reopened, but not granted as new and material evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a clothing allowance for capsaicin cream, trixaicin cream, lidocaine hydrochloride, clobetasol gel, and clotrimazole cream in the 2015 calendar year due to lack of service connection. The decision also noted that neither of the creams caused irreparable damage to his clothing.

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

The Board has granted the veteran's claims for service connection of Acne and a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a skin disorder (characterized as contact dermatitis) have been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. The claims are now remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's use of hydrocortisone cream for his service-connected Pseudofolliculitis Barbae (PFB) and hemorrhoid did not cause irreparable damage to his clothing, as determined by VA. Therefore, the Veteran is denied a clothing allowance for the 2015 calendar year.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and readjudication of his claims, including service connection for a skin disorder other than dermatitis, increased rating for dermatitis, extraschedular rating for DM II, TDIU, and higher rating for diabetic nephropathy with HTN.

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