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

The Veteran's pseudofolliculitis barbae has been granted an initial 20 percent rating, but no higher. The claim for TDIU prior to September 14, 2022 is remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's appeal to service connection for eczema was dismissed because the April 2023 VA Form 10182 was an improper concurrent election seeking to appeal the December 2021 rating decision, denying entitlement to service connection for eczema.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for atopic dermatitis and acne due to procedural errors, including a lack of consideration of certain evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical examinations and the need for additional information regarding the Veteran's skin condition, including its onset during service and post-service recurrence.

The Veteran's appeal of the proposed reduction of PTSD from 70 percent to 50 percent is dismissed. The Veteran is granted entitlement to a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has granted service connection for acne vulgaris and chloracne, finding that the Veteran's conditions were aggravated beyond their natural progression during active service.

The Veteran's pseudofolliculitis barbae disability was rated as non-compensable and effective from June 28, 2021.,The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for his service-connected pseudofolliculitis barbae disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for shortness of breath, muscle pain, allergic rhinitis, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), Bell's palsy, left hip disability with limitation of extension, and right hip disability with limitation of extension are not fully resolved due to insufficient evidence. The Board has remanded these claims for further review.

The Veteran's service-connected eczema is rated at the highest possible level (60%) due to its significant impact on her body, with more than 40% of her total body area affected during flare-ups.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for his skin conditions and an earlier effective date for TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.

The Veteran's appeal regarding service connection for various disabilities and an increased rating for WPWS was dismissed due to untimely filing of the VA Form 10182.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of his IVDS with degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine is being remanded. His service connection claim for folliculitis barbae is also being remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and a need for an addendum medical opinion regarding the onset of the veteran's skin disorder during service.

The Board has decided to remand the veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete STRs and the need for VA examinations. The AOJ must attempt to obtain all missing STRs, provide the veteran with VA examinations for his knee disabilities and pseudofolliculitis barbae, and then readjudicate the claims.

The Veteran's skin disability, pseudofolliculitis barbae, was not manifested by symptoms involving at least 5 percent of the entire body affected or at least 5 percent of exposed areas affected. Therefore, a compensable rating for the condition is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for eczema was denied as he did not have a current skin disability.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a cervical spine condition, including secondary to a service-connected lumbar spine condition, was also denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for tinea corporis, finding that his condition did not meet the criteria for a 10 percent or higher rating at any time during the appeal period.

The Veteran's skin disability and back disability were restored to their previous ratings of 30% and 20%, respectively, effective September 3, 2013.

The Veteran's service-connected skin disability, irritant dermatitis, has been granted a 60 percent initial rating for the entire period on appeal.

The appeal of the proposal to reduce the rating for service-connected tinea pedis is dismissed. The appeal of entitlement to service connection for bilateral pes planus is remanded.