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

The Veteran's PTSD and PFB have been granted service connection.,Both right and left knee disabilities were denied as not related to service.

The Veteran's tinnitus and atopic dermatitis are granted service connection. The Board has found the hearing loss claim to be remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the Veteran not attending previously scheduled VA examinations. The case will be returned to the Board for further action.

The Veteran's appeal was remanded for additional development. The case has been returned, and the AOJ found that the Veteran's PFB did not meet criteria for a compensable rating prior to June 1, 2023, or for an initial compensable rating for painful scars from October 25, 2018, to May 31, 2023. The AOJ also found that the Veteran's PFB did not meet criteria for a higher than 30 percent rating for painful scars beginning June 1, 2023.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and etiological opinions regarding his claimed disabilities.

The Veteran's tinea versicolor is rated as noncompensably disabling and the Board finds that the criteria for a compensable rating have not been met under any of the applicable rating criteria.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for eczematous dermatitis and tinea pedis was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher than 10 percent evaluation. For the issues of service connection for left knee and right knee disabilities, the Board determined that additional development is needed to address whether there is clear and unmistakable aggravation by prior periods of service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings of 30 percent or more for allergic dermatitis and pseudofolliculitis barbae, which were previously granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's appeal regarding reopening of service connection for various conditions, including traumatic brain injury and skin disability, needs to be remanded due to procedural issues. The VA will issue a Statement of the Case (SOC) addressing these issues.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for deviated nasal septum and PFB have been granted, with a rating of 10 percent assigned for each condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability, claimed as cystic acne, is being remanded due to the need for further development and consideration of new evidence.

The Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for a vision disorder was denied as the new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.,The Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for tinea cruris was denied as the new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the appellant's skin condition and bilateral hip disability. The AOJ is required to provide new opinions that consider the appellant's service, exposure to herbicide agents, and any other relevant factors.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for folliculitis and tinea pedis was dismissed. The claim of service connection for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine with radiculopathy to the right upper extremity (previously right arm muscular pain/numbness) is granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are remanded due to the submission of new evidence since the last decision.

The Veteran's hypertension was denied for a compensable rating from June 1, 2017 to December 1, 2020. From December 2, 2020 to July 11, 2022, he received a 10 percent rating.,The Veteran's left shoulder disorder and pseudofolliculitis barbae were remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's acne with hyperpigmentation prior to February 25, 2013 affected less than 5 percent of his total body area and exposed areas, requiring only topical therapy. Therefore, he is not entitled to a compensable evaluation.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include PTSD and depression, based on new and material evidence.

The Veteran has withdrawn her appeals regarding ovarian cyst, dermatitis/skin condition of face, and right knee disorder.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for seborrheic dermatitis with fungal infection is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and consideration of new evidence.