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

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on all issues except tinnitus have been dismissed due to withdrawal of the claims by the Veteran. The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to warrant readjudication of the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including right knee, left knee, pelvic bone, head injury, left breast, costochondritis, jawbone, low back, neck, right ankle, right thumb, acne, scarring on the head, and tinnitus.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions including right shoulder, left shoulder, tinea pedis, lichen simplex chronicus, right shin splint condition, and left shin splint condition. The Veteran does not have a present diagnosis of any of these conditions.

The Board has found the VA skin examination inadequate and requires a new examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB).

The Board dismissed the service connection claim for PTSD due to MST. The Veteran's left foot tinea pedis with dermatophytosis was granted a 10 percent disability rating.

The appeal is dismissed because the AOJ did not make a decision on the Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral tinea pedis in the January 16, 2024 higher-level review rating decision. The duty to assist error was identified and development continued.

The Veteran's daughter was denied eligibility for VA Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) benefits because the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a serious injury incurred or aggravated in the line of duty, and his combined disability rating was insufficient to qualify as such.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70% from October 10, 2014. The Board also granted a TDIU based on the combined rating of his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a TDIU as he has not provided a VA Form 21-8940, and his employment status is unclear. The Board cannot evaluate the economic and noneconomic components of the substantially gainful employment standard.

The Veteran's tinea pedis of the bilateral feet is rated at 10 percent, but no higher. The condition causes pain and impairs standing and ambulation.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims of service connection for eczema, GERD, tension headaches, lumbar spine strain, ED, and OSA.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's eczema with post inflammatory hyperpigmentation is related to his service, including exposure to burn pits. The PACT Act requires this examination and opinion.

The Veteran's eczematous dermatitis is rated at 60 percent, the maximum schedular rating. The low back disability remains at a non-compensable rating.

The appeal of the increased disability rating for PTSD has been dismissed due to the appellant's withdrawal. The claims for compensable ratings and service connection have been remanded.

The Veteran's service connection claims for left and right knee disabilities are granted, while the claims for skin, shoulder, and low back conditions are denied. The effective dates for these decisions have not been specified.

The Veteran's appeal regarding his service-connected perifolliculitis capitis with scarring alopecia and PTSD has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeals.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeals regarding his claims of service connection for various conditions due to a failure to timely file a substantive appeal within 60 days of receiving the Statement of the Case (SOC).

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions due to untimely filing of VA Form 10182.

Your appeal for a higher rating for tinea cruris with other conditions has been dismissed because it is considered a duplicate appeal that was previously addressed in another decision.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for hepatitis C, dermatitis, hallux valgus of the left foot, pes planus of the left foot, and epididymitis due to a failure to provide notice of hearing rights before issuing the initial decision in October 2019.