Skin conditions (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's service connection claims for a right ankle sprain, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hallux valgus of the right foot, hallux valgus of the left foot, and tinea pedis have been granted. The Veteran does not meet the criteria for increased ratings for his knee strains.

The Veteran's service-connected chronic right knee neurodermatitis and tinnitus were both denied increased ratings.,Specifically, the Veteran was seeking a higher rating for his right knee condition, but the Board found that the evidence did not support an increase beyond the current 10 percent rating.

The Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for tinea pedis with onychomycosis, service connection for decompression sickness, acquired psychiatric disability, right shoulder disability, cardiac disability, and respiratory disability are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for decompression sickness, acquired psychiatric disability, right shoulder disability, cardiac disability, and respiratory disability are being remanded due to inadequate VA examination reports.

The Veteran's right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain is granted a 20 percent rating. The service-connected bilateral tinea pedis and toenail fungus are not rated higher than the current 10 percent. Service connection for PTSD, erectile dysfunction, and alopecia are denied.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for seborrheic dermatitis is remanded due to a duty to assist error in the September 2022 decision.

The Veteran's appeal for a restoration of a 60 percent rating for dermatophytosis, to include onychomycosis, dermatophyte folliculitis, tinea corporis, and tinea pedis, is granted. The 60 percent rating is restored effective June 1, 2023.

The Veteran is seeking financial assistance in adapting his current home to be fully accessible.,The Board has determined that the Veteran's combination of service-connected disabilities precludes locomotion without the aid of assistive devices, qualifying him for specially adapted housing.

The Veteran meets the schedular requirements for a TDIU and was rendered unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities since, at least July 2018.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae and folliculitis is remanded due to the inadequacy of the September 2021 VA examination. The AOJ needs to provide a new examination that addresses the Veteran's photographs, whether certain areas are exposed, and the use of 'ointment 15'.

Service connection granted for allergic rhinitis and folliculitis, both presumed to be caused by exposure to fine particulate matter during service in Iraq.,Service connection denied for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), as there is no current diagnosis or objective evidence of the condition.

The Veteran's acne is granted as secondary to her service-connected PCOS.,The Veteran's tinnitus is granted based on continuity of symptoms since service.

The Veteran's service-connected pseudofolliculitis barbae is currently rated as noncompensable due to the condition affecting less than 5 percent of his total and exposed body area, with no systemic therapy required.

The Board has granted service connection for dermatitis and insomnia, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his active duty service. The decision also notes that the Veteran is a Persian Gulf veteran with objective indications of a qualifying chronic disability.

The Veteran's herpes zoster and tinea pedis of both feet were rated as non-compensable due to the skin conditions affecting less than 5% of total body area and requiring only topical therapy.,For his migraine headaches, the Veteran was denied an initial compensable rating because he did not experience characteristic prostrating attacks.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, asthma, and pseudofolliculitis barbae have been granted. The claim for service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae is remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including Major Depressive Disorder, Right Knee Total Replacement, Degenerative Disc Disease of the Lumbar Spine, and others, prevented him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation. The Board granted his claim for TDIU.

The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder.,Service connection is denied for deep vein thrombosis, allergic rhinitis, and tinea pedis with tinea onychomycosis.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to evaluate the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected acne and whether he has scarring from this condition.

The Veteran's service connection claims for fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), eczema and rosacea, and a bilateral eye condition are being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of eczema involving hands is denied as the earliest effective date assignable is September 3, 2019.