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

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an initial compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae, while remanding the claims for a lumbar disorder, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder.

The Board granted eligibility for the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in February 2024 and May 2024 Rating Decisions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance and an earlier effective date for service connection of schizoaffective disorder.

The Board granted service connection for low back pain and right hip pain as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability, a 30 percent rating for migraine headaches from January 22, 2023, but denied increased ratings for dermatitis and allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, a cervical spine disability, and a lumbar spine disability. The claims for a thoracic spine disability, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy, bilateral tinea pedis, an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and residuals of buttocks surgery were denied.

The appeal of a proposal to sever service connection for eczema and bilateral shin splints was dismissed because the proposed severance is not a final determination on which an appeal may be initiated.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and denied increased ratings for various disabilities including back, lower extremity radiculopathy, knee, facial scar, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board granted service connection for peptic ulcer disease and pelvic congestion syndrome, and assigned initial ratings of 70%, 30%, 60%, 30%, 40%, and 10% for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), dermatitis, migraines, lumbosacral strain, and left lower extremity radiculopathy respectively. The Board remanded the claim of an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for costochondritis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded several other claims.

The Board granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, erectile dysfunction, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and right-hand and left-hand carpal tunnel syndrome. Service connection was denied for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, and initial ratings were denied for migraines, right knee strain, and hypothyroidism.

The Board granted service connection for a right hand disorder and reopened the claim for an acne disorder, but remanded both claims for further development.

The Board granted an increased 30 percent rating for tension migraine from February 6, 2024, to March 13, 2024, and a 50 percent rating for sleep apnea. It denied all other claims.

The appeal was dismissed for tinnitus, and service connection was denied for bilateral hearing loss, a low back condition, an upper back condition, right ankle, left ankle, right knee, left knee, and bilateral foot conditions.

The appeal for service connection for eczema has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Veteran's psoriasiform dermatitis was granted a 60 percent disability rating, while the other issues were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for dermatitis, diabetes mellitus, bronchial asthma, and peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right leg skin disability, other than psoriasis, as the evidence did not support a finding that the condition was related to his military service.

The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss and granted service connection for left foot tinea pedis, while remanding the other claims.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for service connection for rhinitis and a rating for overactive bladder, but denied earlier effective dates for tinea unguium, left foot plantar fasciitis, female sexual arousal disorder, and dysmenorrhea.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for a cervical spine condition, low back condition, hemorrhoids, sleep apnea, chronic constipation, and pseudo folliculitis barbae (PFB).