Skin conditions (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) decisions — 2021

Service connection for fatigue has been withdrawn.,Service connection for left knee arthritis, eczema, and right shoulder disorder have been granted. Service connection for left shoulder disorder, right knee disorder, and sleeping disorder (insomnia) have not been established.

The Veteran's ADHD is not service-connected as it may be a congenital or developmental defect.,The Veteran's lymphedema of the right leg remains unclear and requires further evaluation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Denver Health Hospital on December 3, 2009. The decision found that there was no indication from the record that the Veteran's symptoms were severe in nature and posed a serious threat to his life and health.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause him to be unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to April 8, 2003.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings and service connection due to incomplete records, lack of VA examinations, and other procedural issues. The Veteran is required to provide additional medical records and authorize their release.

The Board has ordered remand for the Veteran's claims of service connection for a right hip disorder and residuals of cellulitis, to include tinea pedis. The reasons are that VA needs to obtain records from certain healthcare facilities and clarify treatment dates.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for hypertension, hip condition, vitamin D deficiency, anemia, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, skin condition (psoriasis and eczema), thyroid condition, and sleep apnea due to potential secondary relationships with other service-connected conditions or obesity.

The Veteran is seeking an increased rating for his service-connected skin conditions, dermatitis and porphyria cutanea tarda. The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete examinations and lack of information regarding flare-ups.

The Veteran's dermatitis, including actinic keratosis and cellulitis, was granted a 10% rating prior to January 10, 2020. After that date, the condition did not warrant a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a new examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's skin conditions, as well as whether they are related to service or herbicide exposure. The VA will obtain updated treatment records and conduct a VA skin examination.

The Veteran's claim to reopen service connection for dermatitis is granted. The appeal is granted to that extent only, as the initial rating for PTSD is granted at 70 percent and an effective date prior to June 8, 2016 is denied. An earlier effective date of June 8, 2015 for coronary artery disease bypass scar is granted, but no effective date prior to June 8, 2016 for service connection for allergic rhinitis or PTSD is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for updated VA treatment records and a scars/disfigurement examination to assess any scarring of the face related to pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for entitlement to service connection for skin, right hand, and bilateral foot disabilities due to inadequate VA examination opinions.

The Veteran's disability ratings for lumbar spine disorder and PFB were restored, while other issues remain under review.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including lumbosacral strain, esophageal hiatal hernia with narrowing of esophagogastric junction, unspecified anxiety disorder, osteoarthritis with calcified peri-tendinosis in both shoulders, and dermatitis, eczematous, prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the combined rating of at least 70 percent for his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claim for additional development and clarification of medical opinions regarding the Veteran's skin disability, to include tinea (diagnosed as dermatitis bilateral lower extremities), to include as secondary to his service-connected schizophrenia.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a rash disability of the back, including eczema, finding that there was no evidence to support a current diagnosis related to service and concluding that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claim.

The Veteran's neurodermatitis is currently rated as noncompensable, and the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under either the old or new VA Rating Schedule.

The Board denied service connection for a skin disability, including acne, rosacea, seborrheic dermatitis, viral infection, scalp fungal infection, chloracne and skin cancer, due to presumed herbicide exposure during service. The Veteran's claimed conditions were not related to his in-service exposure.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was dismissed as moot. His bilateral tinea pedis and PTSD were granted, with the PTSD receiving a 70% rating from September 13, 2005 to November 19, 2017.