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

The Board has dismissed the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, and a skin disability, to include chloracne due to lack of date on the SOC cover page and the Veteran's statement that he did not receive it.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for various conditions including contact dermatitis, erectile dysfunction, hypersomnolence, insomnia (also claimed as anxiety, depression, social adjustment disorder, and short-term memory loss with lack of concentration), incontinence, prostate condition, numbness of left side of face, and allergic rhinitis due to the Veteran's death during the appeal process.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cervical spine disorder and has remanded his claim for tinea corporis (skin disorder).

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his left shoulder disability is denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae is remanded and requires an addendum opinion to address all mentions of the condition in service.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for higher-level review because the underlying issues of increased rating and earlier effective date remained part of a pending legacy appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, as he was employed full-time prior to June 8, 2020. The Board finds that TDIU is not warranted based on the single service-connected disability of his back condition.

The Veteran's right ankle disability is granted as service-connected.,An initial compensable rating for tinea pedis (right foot) is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, eczematous dermatitis, and hemorrhoids due to duty-to-assist errors. The Veteran's left ankle sprain claim is denied as there is no evidence of an earlier effective date.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for PTSD, obstructive sleep apnea, acne, and erectile dysfunction as the appellant withdrew his appeal with respect to these issues.

The Veteran's pseudofolliculitis barbae has required no more than topical therapy and resulted in characteristic lesions involving less than five percent of the entire body affected and less than five percent of exposed areas affected. The Board finds that a compensable rating is not warranted.

The Veteran's service-connected psoriasis, migraine headaches, esophagitis with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and anal pruritis have been granted increased ratings effective February 2, 2018.

The Veteran's eczema was granted a 60 percent rating effective October 24, 2019. The previous rating of 10 percent is maintained prior to that date.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) is being remanded due to the AOJ not having attempted to obtain private treatment records from Walker Behavioral.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to duty-to-assist errors, including inadequate medical opinions regarding the onset and relationship of the claimed conditions to service.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for a back disability and acne due to insufficient evidence in the record. The left knee and stomach ulcers claims are denied as there is no objective medical evidence supporting these conditions.

The Board has granted special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, degenerative arthritis of the lumbosacral spine, asthma, bilateral radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve in lower extremities, bilateral radiculopathy of the femoral nerve in lower extremities, hypertension, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and post-operative scars of the lumbosacral spine. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to keep himself clean and presentable due to his conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to a duty to assist error in the initial rating decision. The case will be returned for further development and an examination during a flare-up of his service-connected skin disability.

The Veteran's pseudofolliculitis barbae and lower chin and cheek scars have not met the criteria for a compensable rating under VA disability evaluation guidelines.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hand disability, left hip disability, left wrist disability, pseudo-folliculitis barbae (PFB) with scarring, and sinusitis. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or due to his time in service.

The Veteran's chloracne is granted as service connected due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam. The claim for basal cell carcinoma, right eye, is remanded as the VA examination did not address its relationship to service.