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

The Veteran seeks an earlier effective date for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU), which was granted in December 2021 with an effective date of August 5, 2010. The Board has determined that there may be evidence indicating that the Veteran's conditions increased his unemployability prior to this date and has therefore remanded the case for a referral to VA's Director of Compensation Service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant due to lack of anatomical loss or use of extremities, and his conditions are not related to exposure to burn pits, Agent Orange, Camp Lejeune, radiation, Gulf War Syndrome, or other presumptive conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a skin condition and bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeal of the denial of service connection for PFB was dismissed because an adequate substantive appeal has not been submitted.

The Veteran's tinea pedis was granted service connection as it had an in-service onset. Service connection for erectile dysfunction and bilateral flatfoot was denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment from August 17, 2016 to March 6, 2018.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service-connected.,PTSD, PFB, eczema, right foot pes planus, left foot pes planus, left foot hallux valgus, right foot hallux valgus, left foot plantar fasciitis, and right foot plantar fasciitis are remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities. The Board found that there was no evidence of a current disability related to service or an in-service injury, and concluded that the Veteran is not unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment as a result of his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. His lumbar spine disability was not productive of incapacitating episodes, ankylosis, or other criteria warranting a higher rating. His seborrheic dermatitis did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities, finding that he was not unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment solely because of these conditions.

The Veteran's use of triamcinolone acetonide cream for his service-connected skin condition did not cause irreparable damage to his clothing, as the evidence shows that it does not stain or damage outer garments. Therefore, he is denied an annual clothing allowance for the 2019 calendar year.

The Board has remanded six issues related to service connection for various conditions, including tinea pedis, heart disorder (congestive heart failure), and peripheral neuropathy in multiple extremities. The reasons are that the AOJ did not provide proper notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing before it issued its initial decision.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae is remanded due to the need for additional VA medical records and clarification of treatment details.

The Board has decided that the VA examination provided for the rating of PFB is inadequate and remands the case to obtain a new, adequate examination.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on a statutory housebound basis due to his service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's eczema, a service-connected condition, did not cause him to use prescribed medications that would qualify for a clothing allowance in 2014.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied across multiple conditions, including onychomycosis, tinea cruris, allergic rhinitis, abdominal pain, and pseudo folliculitis of the face. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to in-service exposure or military service.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for his skin and scar disabilities are being remanded due to the failure to obtain relevant medical records, including photographs of his skin conditions.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis was denied as the evidence did not show symptoms of greater than 50 percent obstruction of nasal passage on both sides, complete obstruction on one side, or by polyps.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for PFB was denied as the evidence did not show characteristic lesions affecting less than 5 percent of the entire body affected and exposed areas affected, nor intermittent systemic therapy.

The Board has granted service connection for eczematous dermatitis with urticaria, but has remanded the issue of service connection for a skin disability other than eczematous dermatitis with urticaria due to exposure to contaminants in water supply and hazardous fumes from gas, oils, and lubricants during service.