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

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disability, to include hammer digit, onychomycosis, onychogryphosis, tinea pedis, and peripheral neuropathy, for an adequate VA examination and opinion.

The Board denied service connection for cervical neck disability, bilateral hand nerve condition, chronic tinea pedis, left knee disability, and an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for pseudofolliculitis barbae and a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for a heart disability, a compensable rating for deformity of nailbed, left big toe, and a higher rating for acne on back and face. The claims for lumbar spine, restless leg syndrome, bilateral hand, and dermatosis were remanded.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection claims.

The Board denied service connection for neurodermatitis, eczema, and a lumbar spine disability as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae and service connection for a heart condition, to include costochondritis. The claims for service connection for radiculopathy of both lower extremities were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for dermatitis and dyshidrosis for additional development of the record, including a new examination and medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disability and granted a 30 percent rating, but not higher, for GERD. Other claims were either denied or remanded.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, genital herpes, and psoriasis as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated during active duty for training (ADT) or considered to be an injury incurred during inactive duty for training (IDT).

The Board granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae, a bilateral hearing loss disability, and pes planus of both feet. The lumbar spine claim was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for psoriasis and gastroesophageal reflux disease due to a duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine with intervertebral disc syndrome and denied an initial compensable disability rating for tinea pedis of the right foot.

The appeal was dismissed due to a procedural defect in compliance with claims-processing rules.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including diabetes mellitus, type II (DM), hypertension, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, skin condition, left knee disability, right knee disability, sciatic nerve disability, sleep apnea, and back disability, as there is pre-decisional error in the case and a VA examination(s) and addendum opinions are required to cure the error.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was granted a 70 percent disability rating for the period of January 29, 2020 to February 23, 2023 and from June 7, 2023 due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas. Other claims were denied.

The Board granted annual clothing allowances for right and left knee braces and a back brace, but denied allowances for capsaicin cream and Voltaren topical medications.

The appeal for a clothing allowance for calendar year 2021 based on the use of skin medications for service-connected eczema was dismissed as it had already been granted in a previous decision.

The appeal was granted for readjudicating the claim of entitlement to service connection for lethargy, and denied for earlier effective dates for depression with anxious distress and migraine headaches. The claims for service connection were remanded.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection of eczema and left forearm scars, as well as increased ratings for eczema and a compensable rating for the left forearm scars.