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

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for anxiety disorder and/or panic attacks is dismissed. The right shoulder disability has been granted a rating of 30%. Other issues have been remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding secondary service connection and toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) medical opinion. The Veteran's skin conditions are being reviewed for potential secondary service connection, and a TERA specific medical opinion is needed.

The Veteran's skin condition of the hand is rated at 10 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,The Veteran's scars of the right knee are currently rated as noncompensable. The Board found no basis to grant a compensable rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's pseudofolliculitis barbae is granted an increased rating to 50 percent, effective from the date of this decision.

The Veteran's skin condition of the hand is rated at 10 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,The Veteran's scars of the right knee are currently rated as noncompensable. The evidence did not show any compensable scars based on size or instability.

The Veteran's depressive disorder is granted an initial 70% rating. The service connection claim for dermatitis is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Veteran's skin condition of the hand is rated at 10 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,The Veteran's scars of the right knee are currently rated as noncompensable. The evidence did not show any compensable scars based on size or instability.

The Veteran's right and left knee disabilities are each rated at 10 percent, effective May 10, 2018. The Veteran is not entitled to an increased rating for these conditions.,The Veteran's pseudofolliculitis barbae disability is currently rated at 0 percent, effective May 10, 2018. The Veteran is not entitled to a compensable evaluation for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including right shoulder rotator cuff tear with degenerative arthritis and lumbar spine conditions, have prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment since February 27, 2018. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for prostate cancer and TDIU prior to February 27, 2018.

The Board has granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae and remanded the claim of an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to February 6, 2019, for the award of special monthly compensation for aid and attendance (SMC A&A). The April 2015 rating decision implicitly denied SMC A&A. New evidence submitted after this decision did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Veteran's rating for Pseudofolliculitis Barbae (PFB) was restored from noncompensable to 10 percent effective January 28, 2021. The evidence did not show actual improvement in the condition under ordinary conditions of life and work.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for depression. The claims of entitlement to service connection for headaches and a compensable rating for PFB are remanded due to failure to appear for VA examinations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for contact dermatitis and TDIU was granted. The claim for service connection for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine is being remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's Pseudofolliculitis Barbae (PFB) began in service and continues to this day, granting service connection for the condition.

The Veteran's bilateral feet fissural dermatitis is currently rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds that it does not warrant a higher rating as his condition covers less than 20% of his body and no systemic therapy has been required.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted TDIU.

The Veteran's initial compensable ratings for strangulated testicular appendage with left spermatocele and chronic pain left hand broken pinky finger were denied.,The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for eczema is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board has found that a compensable rating for eczema prior to April 16, 2021 is denied and a 10 percent rating from April 16, 2021 is granted. The case is remanded for further evaluation of the Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating.

The Veteran's chronic dermatitis is rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.