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

The Veteran's Crohn's disease with secondary fatigue and GERD is rated at 30 percent, while his pruritic papular eruptions (eczema) are rated at 10 percent. The Veteran's appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo has been remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and incomplete consideration of the Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disability, including as due to herbicide agent exposure and toxic exposure during active service duties. The case is now pending for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disorder has been granted. The issue of rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae is being remanded due to incomplete examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional medical records, specifically from a private dermatology provider. The Veteran's claim of entitlement to a compensable evaluation for his skin disability is being reviewed.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment beginning November 16, 2013. A TDIU on extraschedular basis was granted for the period from November 16, 2013, to March 4, 2014.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and pseudofolliculitis barbae. The Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his in-service stressors and symptoms have been observed since service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a TDIU as they are less than total when considering his combined schedular rating and the fact that he is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to unclear responses from a previous VA examination regarding whether the Veteran's use of prescribed medications for folliculitis constitutes systemic therapy. The examiner needs to clarify if mupirocin and doxycycline affect the body as a whole in treating his skin condition.

The Veteran's left ankle arthritis, left ankle scar, and eczema have been granted increased ratings to a 10 percent disability rating effective May 27, 2015.

The Veteran's previously denied claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right shoulder disability, skin disability, impaired vision, and colon polyps have been reopened. Service connection is granted for the skin disability (eczema). The other issues remain denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need to obtain medical records, clarify diagnoses, and provide opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his conditions.

The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for psoriasis is remanded due to the need for an adequate medical opinion addressing the severity and extent of her condition, including during active phases.

The Board has withdrawn the appeal of the issue regarding service connection for chloracne of the hands, arms, legs, and back due to a request from the appellant. The appeals for right ear hearing loss, anxiety disorder, and TDIU are being remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for chloracne and soft tissue sarcoma, finding that there was no current disability of either condition during the period of appeal.,Both conditions were previously diagnosed in service but have since resolved. The Veteran did not provide evidence to support a current diagnosis or symptoms of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and SMC based on aid and attendance due to insufficient reasoning in previous decisions, new evidence of Gulf War exposure, and need for further examination.

The Board has decided to remand the claim for service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) due to an inadequate VA medical opinion that did not consider the Veteran's lay statements regarding continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Board has granted service connection for left ear infections, pain and burning, tympanic membrane scarring, and dermatitis (claimed as dry/scaly/itching ear canal) all secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left ear otitis media and externa.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to provide the necessary VA examinations. The PACT Act does not apply as the Veteran is not a Persian Gulf Veteran.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection and a higher rating for his low back disability. The issues of service connection for right foot, left foot, and pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) disabilities are remanded.

The Veteran's dermatitis/skin disability, sinusitis, IBS, and acquired psychiatric disability are all granted as service-connected.,All relevant conditions have been linked to the Veteran's active duty service.