Skin conditions (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to determine if her respiratory disability and back, right knee, left knee, psychiatric (anxiety disorder), and skin disabilities are related to her active service.,VA examinations will be scheduled to address these issues.

The Veteran's pseudofolliculitis barbae does not affect at least five percent of the exposed or total body areas, and does not require systemic therapy. Therefore, he is denied an initial compensable rating for this condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for further examination. The issues include bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, pes planus, knee disabilities, neuritis, right eyebrow scar, and pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Veteran's varicose veins of the right and left lower extremities were granted a 60% disability rating effective April 20, 2020.,The Veteran's right wrist strain with ganglion cyst was denied any increase in disability rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding his claimed skin disability of the feet, right shoulder disability, and right hip disability. Additional development is needed to clarify the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has determined that additional VA examinations are needed to assess the current severity of the Veteran's allergic rhinitis and sinusitis conditions, dermatitis and tinea versicolor (claimed as chronic skin rash), lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease, left lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), left lower extremity radiculopathy (femoral nerve), right lower extremity radiculopathy (femoral nerve), and right lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve).

The Veteran's chloracne and acne scarring are related to herbicide agent exposure during service. The case is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the other issues.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected seborrheic dermatitis due to the need for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination and addressing systemic therapy.

The Veteran's claim for SMC based on the need for aid and attendance/housebound status is remanded due to insufficient explanation of functional impairments attributable solely to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran also has a nonservice-connected condition (Parkinson's disease) that affects his ability to perform daily activities.

The Veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for left shin splint with left ankle tibialis anterior tendonitis, right shin splint with right ankle tibialis anterior tendonitis, and dyshidrotic eczema. The Board has determined that additional records from VHA need to be obtained to determine if an Intent to File form was received by VA on January 15, 2016.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and the need for further examination. The Veteran's facial acne is being evaluated in relation to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability related to his active duty service or herbicide exposure.

The Board has decided to remand the issues of whether the reduction from 30 percent to 10 percent for bilateral athlete's foot was proper, entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral athlete's foot, and total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected left hip and left knee disabilities, as well as tinea pedis, are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.,The Veteran is also seeking a TDIU, which has been granted.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus was noted at service entrance and is not presumed to have been aggravated during service. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a finding of aggravation, thus denying service connection for this condition.,Service connection for the left knee disability is remanded due to the need for an opinion addressing direct service connection based on the conceded in-service injury.,The Veteran's skin condition (likely Pseudofolliculitis Barbae and hyperpigmented scars) was not related to active service, as there were no in-service or post-service diagnoses of this condition. The remand is for an opinion addressing whether it is at least as likely as not that the condition had its onset in service.,Service connection for the acquired psychiatric disorder (likely depressive disorder) is remanded due to the need for an opinion addressing direct service connection based on the Veteran's reports of in-service left knee injury and/or incident involving a gas chamber.

Your appeal for service connection for stomach rash, also claimed as nummular dermatitis due to Agent Orange exposure is dismissed because you opted into the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) system.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and tinea pedis, as well as his claim for TDIU prior to November 1, 2018. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, PFB, and TDIU due to insufficient evidence of current disability severity during active phases.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) was denied as the VA examiners did not find a diagnosis of CFS.,Service connection was granted for tina cruris and tinea pedis with onychomycosis, but the Board found that there is reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran's claim based on his credible statements of continuing symptoms since service.

The Veteran's left cubital tunnel syndrome is granted as service connected. The extension of the temporary total disability rating for left knee degenerative joint disease under 38 C.F.R. § 4.30 until January 31, 2007, is also granted.