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

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a compensable disability rating for dyshidrotic eczema.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for skin disorder, psychiatric disorders, gastrointestinal disease, sleep disturbance disorder, and neurological disorder to ensure proper development of evidence related to toxic exposure during military service.

The Board denied service connection for contact dermatitis and tinnitus, but remanded claims for cervical spine disability, thoracolumbar spine disability, and ED as secondary to other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder.

The Board denied a compensable rating for Pseudofolliculitis Barbae and a rating in excess of 50 percent for the associated scars.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for acne and remanded claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, ED, allergic rhinitis, and a psychiatric disorder for readjudication with new evidence.

The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder with depression, left knee degenerative joint disease, and pseudofolliculitis barbae based on the evidence supporting a nexus to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the claims for higher ratings and service connection, granted a 10 percent rating for a residual scar, and remanded several other claims for further development.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of July 9, 2002, for service connection for a left ankle disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, and eczema.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension, GERD, and a skin disability due to inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Board denied the claims for increased disability evaluations and effective dates, as well as dismissed the claims related to lung cancer and SMC on housebound status.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection claims related to several skin conditions and foot condition.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a skin condition and genitourinary condition to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board granted an increased initial rating of 60 percent for tinea pedis, as the Veteran's condition required constant or near-constant systemic therapy over the entire appeal period.

The Board remands the claim for a compensable disability rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) to ensure an adequate VA examination is conducted, particularly during a flare-up.

The Board remands the issues of an initial rating greater than 10 percent for pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) and a separate rating for painful scars associated with PFB due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity and progression of the condition.

The Board granted service connection for a skin disability, to include dermatitis, lichen simplex chronicus, and seborrheic keratosis, based on the Veteran's in-service rashes and continuous symptoms since service.

The Board denied increased ratings for several service-connected conditions and granted service connection for a few others, including tinea pedis, bilateral dry eye syndrome, right shoulder disability, cervical spine disability, left knee disability (secondary), right knee disability (secondary), and right ankle disability (secondary).

The appeal regarding whether the finding of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a June 14, 2019, rating decision that assigned two separate evaluations of 10 percent as a skin disability and 30 percent as facial scarring for the Veteran's service-connected pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) was proper, is denied.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus, chronic sinusitis, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims for left ankle pain, right ankle pain, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and radiculopathy of the lower extremities were denied.

The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood, GERD, contact dermatitis, left ankle gout, degenerative changes of the lumbosacral spine, left knee meniscal tear and gout, left big toe gout, left elbow gout, status post cervical fusion, and sleep apnea, as they are related to active duty training (ACDUTRA).