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

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling an examination for housebound status or permanent need for regular aid and attendance, and readjudicating the claims.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection and ratings related to various conditions has been dismissed. The issues of entitlement to service connection for right knee, left knee, and right foot disabilities have been remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the remaining issues of bilateral pes planus, right foot hammertoes, left foot hammertoes, and skin disability (pseudofolliculitis barbae).

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected. The issues of service connection for skin condition, bilateral hearing loss, and liver condition are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's skin condition and its relation to service, toxic exposure risk activities (TERAs), and lay statements.

The Board has granted a 60 percent rating for the Veteran's skin rash from August 11, 2010. Additionally, the Board has also granted TDIU based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection due to conflicting medical evidence and incomplete development of records related to her claimed disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of bilateral hearing loss and service connection for contact dermatitis and sinus bradycardia are remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing addendum opinions.

The Veteran's right knee instability, degenerative change arthritis with meniscal tear, and pseudofolliculitis barbae have been granted increased ratings. The TDIU claim has also been granted.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board has dismissed it.

The Veteran's current pseudofolliculitis barbae had its onset in service and the Board granted service connection for this condition. The bilateral ankle conditions and hepatitis B claims are remanded due to lack of VA treatment records and need for a PACT Act compliant medical opinion.

The Board has found that the VA examinations provided were inadequate and requires additional medical opinions to determine if the Veteran's skin conditions are related to his service.

The Board has granted service connection for a skin disability, but the cases of right and left shoulder disabilities remain pending as they are remanded.

The Veteran's eczema is granted as service connected. The claims for acquired psychiatric condition, color blindness, and hearing loss of the left ear are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and a new examination to assess her seborrheic dermatitis, which may have worsened since her last examination in October 2018.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is reopened, and he is granted a 60% disability rating for Pseudofolliculitis Barbae (PFB). The case of hypertension is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for a skin disorder, digestive problems, left leg poor circulation, and left foot poor circulation. The conditions are considered to have started during active military service.

The Veteran is granted an initial 10 percent disability rating for mild contact dermatitis of the bilateral hands.,Service connection has been established for a small nontender wart on plantar aspect of the left foot.

The Veteran's service-connected eczema residual scars are granted a 20 percent rating, effective from the date of the decision. The Veteran's service-connected eczema with post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further evaluation and consideration of his claims, including the right knee disability. The current ratings for bilateral foot tinea pedis, carpal tunnel syndrome, and right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome are denied.