Skin conditions (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for psoriasis and remanded the claim for an initial compensable rating for eczema. However, it granted initial 10 percent ratings for left and right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.

The appeal for higher ratings and special monthly compensation was withdrawn by the Veteran before a decision was made.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, to include generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder, and a skin disability, to include acne, dermatosis, seborrheic dermatitis, and a follicular cyst.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating for his pseudofolliculitis barbae disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an initial compensable rating for dermatophytosis and tinea pedis of the feet, resulting in the dismissal of the case.

The Board granted service connection for sciatic radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, effective April 2025.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error related to the failure to provide a VA toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) examination.

The Board granted increased ratings for dermatitis and central serous chorioretinopathy, while denying restoration of the rating for prostate cancer and granting SMC for loss of a creative organ.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable disability rating and an earlier effective date for service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for left and right knee disabilities, a compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae, and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher disability ratings or service connection.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, right knee strain, left knee strain, pseudofolliculitis barbae, somatic symptom disorder with predominant pain and generalized anxiety disorder, and throbbing head pain on a direct basis.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) from January 1, 2019, and an effective date of the same for eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, as well as service connection for various conditions.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to August 28, 2023, and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits.

The Board granted service connection for psoriasis, finding that the Veteran's skin condition had its clinical onset during his active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, solar lentigines, and acne as manifestations of a medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness (MUCMI), while denying an increased rating for PTSD with residuals of traumatic brain injury. The Board also granted initial ratings for migraine and tension headaches, right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, and left upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection for various conditions, as well as initial ratings higher than noncompensable for dermatitis and hypertension, and a rating higher than 20 percent for lumbar spine strain.

The Board denied service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae, skin rash disability, bilateral eye disability, and bladder cancer as the evidence of record did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.