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

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection and initial rating of various conditions, effective June 16, 2025.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a brain-related disability, right hand disability, left wrist disability, right wrist disability, left knee disability, and skin disability (other than tinea pedis), to obtain additional evidence.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder and denied a compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae, while remanding several other claims.

The Board denied all claims for increased ratings and remanded several service connection claims.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for the service-connected dermatitis and remanded claims for service connection, a rating for hypertension, and a combined evaluation.

The Board denied increased ratings for several service-connected conditions and granted some separate evaluations, while remanding others.

The Board denied the appeal for restoration of a higher rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae, as the reduction from 60 percent to 10 percent was deemed proper due to improvement in the condition.

The Board remands the claim for a skin disability, to include neurodermatitis, for an adequate VA examination and opinions.

The Board granted service connection for pseudo folliculitis barbae and denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The appeal was dismissed for the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, and service connection for migraine headaches was restored. Several claims for service connection were denied.

The Board remands the claims for a compensable evaluation of bilateral foot corns and entitlement to a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to inadequate medical evidence.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of December 27, 2021, and no earlier, for the award of service connection for unspecified dermatitis was granted. The initial rating in excess of 10 percent for unspecified dermatitis was denied.

The Board granted service connection for cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine disabilities, bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis, tinnitus, chronic sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, digestive disabilities including irritable bowel syndrome with abdominal pain and nausea, pelvic organ disabilities, iron deficiency anemia, and genital herpes. Service connection was denied for acne, tendonitis, fibromyalgia, painful joints, left shin splints, right shin splints, left ankle condition, right ankle condition, left carpal tunnel syndrome, right carpal tunnel syndrome, respiratory infection, GERD, PTSD, anxiety condition, manic-depressive reaction, and psychiatric disorder other than unspecified depressive disorder with symptoms of suicidal ideation. An initial 50% rating was granted for the service-connected unspecified depressive disorder.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed due to a procedural defect in the notice of disagreement submitted by the Veteran.

The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable disability rating and a higher disability rating for tinea pedis with onychomycosis due to an error by the AOJ in satisfying a regulatory duty.

The Board remands the matter for a new examination to address the Veteran's service-connected bilateral tinea pedis/athlete's foot, specifically regarding systemic treatment and adequacy of previous examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a finding of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as the evidence did not establish that his service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and initial disability ratings due to a duty to assist error, as well as entitlement to TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied an initial compensable evaluation for pseudofolliculitis barbae, while remanding the claim for a bilateral foot condition.

The Board denied service connection for left foot pain, right foot pain, eczema, and migraines as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.