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

The Board has dismissed the issues of seborrheic dermatitis and infertility due to withdrawal by the Veteran. The remaining issues have been remanded for further development, including a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the VA medical opinions provided are inadequate and remanded for further development. The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for urethral stricture and associated erectile dysfunction, as well as service connection for asteatotic eczema and/or atopic dermatitis (a skin disability), to include as due to herbicide exposure, are remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection of a left shoulder condition, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and PTSD. As a result, the Board dismissed these claims.

Service connection is granted for dermatitis on a direct basis.,Service connection is also granted for bronchioloalveolar carcinoma due to herbicide exposure in Guam, as the presumption of service connection applies.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's claimed eczema and tinea pedis, as well as a lack of consideration of exposure in Southwest Asia. The issue is now recharacterized to include service connection for tinea pedis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for psoriasis and a right foot disability due to further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and a supplemental opinion regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's character of discharge for the period from June 12, 2004, to October 2, 2007, constitutes a bar to VA benefits.,Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including major depression and PTSD) is dismissed.

The Board has dismissed the TDIU claim as moot due to the Veteran's receipt of SMC based on his prostate cancer. The anxiety disorder is rated at 50% and no higher, with no evidence of worsening in the one-year appeal period prior to June 4, 2022.

The Board has denied service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) and remanded the issue of service connection for a left knee disorder due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to incomplete review and the need for a Statement of the Case.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae due to insufficient medical opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for right foot tinea pedis and bilateral onychomycosis, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on either exposure or service connection.

The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for a bilateral foot injury due to insufficient evidence in the VA examination opinions. The Veteran's current foot conditions are being evaluated again with consideration of his reported in-service duties and symptoms.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus II, BUE and BLE peripheral neuropathy, skin cancer, xerosis of forearms, demodex folliculitis, and actinic keratosis due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active duty service or herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder on his feet, finding that there was no credible evidence to support the assertion that the current condition began in or is related to his active duty.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, but remanded the issues of hypertension, allergic rhinitis, and tinea versicolor.,Further development is needed to determine the onset dates of these conditions.

The Veteran's Pseudofolliculitis Barbae (PFB) has been granted an initial 10 percent rating, based on the evidence of painful lesions.

The Board has remanded the claims for anemia, skin disability, and hypoglycemia due to insufficient VA opinions. The new opinions are needed to determine if these conditions had their onset during service or are otherwise related to service exposure.,Specifically, the examiner is asked to consider whether the Veteran's anemia, skin disability, and/or hypoglycemia were directly related to her periods of active duty service.

The previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for eczema is reopened and granted. The Veteran's non-cancerous skin condition, including tinea, dermatitis, and eczema, was etiologically related to his active-duty service.

An initial 10 percent rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae (PSB) is granted beginning January 21, 2020. Service connection for a disability of the low back is denied.,Service connection for left and right knee disabilities is remanded.