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

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for folliculitis is being remanded due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the treatment scale and its impact on the body as a whole.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's type II diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, and eczema are not service-connected due to lack of evidence supporting a nexus between these conditions and active service. The issues have been remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the onset and relationship of these conditions to service.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including heart disability secondary to hypertension, psoriasis, dry eye syndrome, and scars of the abdomen and lumbar spine. The effective dates for these claims are pending verification of all periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, or INACDUTRA.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for a TBI and granted service connection for facial eczema. The Veteran withdrew his claim for TBI, which was not further addressed by the Board.

The rating reduction from 60 percent to 10 percent for eczema and seborrheic dermatitis effective July 1, 2020 was improper. The Veteran's skin condition has not improved as evidenced by the varying coverage of his skin issues. As a result, the 60 percent rating is restored.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of pseudofolliculitis barbae, finding that the earliest effective date was August 4, 2017.

The Veteran is granted earlier effective dates for the 60 percent disability rating for psoriasis, the 50 percent disability rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood-persistent (psychiatric disability), and the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) all starting from January 31, 2012.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is denied as she does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD. The appeal regarding her Eczema is marked as 'unknown' and thus not considered in this decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for SMC based on aid and attendance or housebound status due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for eczema, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service. The Board noted that while the Veteran reported exposure to jet fuel during service, this did not result in any rash or skin irritation at the time of separation from service. Additionally, post-service employment as a crop-yield researcher was considered, but the examiner found no evidence linking eczema to this job.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's eczema claim.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render her unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to March 14, 2017.

The Veteran's skin disability, specifically contact and seborrheic dermatitis of the eyelids/face, was found to affect less than 5 percent of his total body or exposed areas prior to June 14, 2022. The Board denied an initial compensable evaluation for this condition as it did not meet the criteria under the applicable rating criteria.

The Veteran's rumination disorder, left knee scar, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have been granted service connection. The right ring finger scar, acne scars, left eyebrow scar, right wrist scar, and right chest scar are denied as not related to service.,Service connection for eye conditions including pinguecula is also denied.

The Veteran's applications to reopen and readjudicate claims for service connection for acne, heart disorder (congestive heart failure with hypertrophy), GERD, and hypertension have been granted. The application for vitamin B-12 deficiency has been denied.

The Board has found that the April 2019 VA examination is inadequate and remanded to obtain an addendum opinion clarifying the inconsistent findings regarding the total body area and total exposed body area affected by the Veteran's seborrheic dermatitis.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for eczematoid dermatitis has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's skin conditions, including truncal dermatitis and onychomycosis of the bilateral toenails, are rated at 30 percent. The Board has remanded some issues related to his cervical and lumbar spine disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chloracne, PTSD, and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and dysthymia (claimed as depression) have been denied. The evidence does not support a finding of new and material evidence to reopen any of these claims.,Service connection was denied on the basis that there is no current diagnosis of the claimed conditions.