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

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for headaches with auras and a 10 percent rating for temporomandibular joint disorders, unspecified. Service connection was denied for various conditions including disabilities causing numbness, hearing loss, hip and spine issues, chest pain, dizziness, erectile dysfunction, psychiatric disorder, wrist disability, shortness of breath, ankle and eye pain, and sleep apnea.

The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran did not timely file a Board Appeal request with respect to the rating decision issued on July 14, 2023.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for psoriasis with psoriatic arthritis, to include as due to claimed PCB exposure, for further development and an addendum opinion.

The Board granted service connection for a skin disability, to include dermatitis and tinea, and a testicular disability. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea was remanded.

The Board granted initial ratings of 70 percent for right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, 60 percent for left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and 30 percent each for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy (femoral and sciatic nerves), while denying an increased rating for allergic rhinitis and granting a 10 percent rating for chloracne of the face, arms, and back prior to September 27, 2018.

The Veteran's service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae was granted, while his claims for hypertension and an evaluation in excess of 10 percent disabling for a right knee meniscal tear were denied.

The Board granted service connection for hypothyroidism and denied the claims for a compensable rating for acne, service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis with hammer toes, and service connection for pelvic organ prolapse.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding VA's obligation to obtain relevant records from the Social Security Administration.

The Board granted service connection for enlarged liver (fatty infiltration), benign prostate hypertrophy, and tinea versicolor as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied increased ratings for the Veteran's cervical spine, GAD with PDD, left knee, right knee, left shoulder, thoracolumbar, and migraine disabilities. The claims for service connection for acne or residuals of acne, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), chronic sinusitis, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), respiratory insufficiency (dyspnea) were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for left foot fungal conditions to include dermatophytosis, onychomycosis and tinea pedis based on the evidence showing a current disability, in-service incurrence of the condition, and continuous symptoms since service.

The veteran withdrew the appeals for higher initial ratings for psoriasis, and these claims are dismissed.

The Board denied a compensable evaluation for hypertension but granted a total disability evaluation due to individual unemployability (TDIU) from February 7, 2025.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as the evidence did not support a compensable rating or service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for a low back disability, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), and glaucoma.

The Board granted a 30 percent initial disability rating for the removal of the uterus due to cervical dysplasia and awarded special monthly compensation based on anatomical loss of use of a creative organ.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's passing during its pendency.

The Board granted an increased rating of 10 percent for pseudofolliculitis barbae, as the condition involves characteristic lesions involving at least 5 percent but less than 20 percent of exposed areas affected.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as his service-connected disabilities, while severe, do not render him unable to obtain or maintain a gainful occupation.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for metatarsalgia, tinea pedis, and GERD.