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

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae and remanded the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia) with generalized anxiety disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted an effective date of July 12, 2018, for the award of service connection for depression and pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for plantar fasciitis, right foot and remanded the issue of entitlement to a compensable rating for tinea versicolor, neck due to inadequate examination reports.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to insufficient efforts in obtaining federal employment records from OPM or NPRC.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for venous eczema, finding that there is no evidence to support a causal relationship between the Veteran's in-service herbicide exposure and his current condition.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to correct duty to assist errors, including obtaining outstanding VA and private medical records, verifying a claimed in-service stressor, and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's residual infection of the right hand and remanded issues related to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right foot fungal dermatitis, and left thumb strain.

The Board dismissed the issues of propriety of the reduction of the disability rating for map dot epithelial corneal dystrophy with dry eye syndrome and entitlement to a higher rating for eczema due to withdrawal by the Veteran.

The Board remands the claims for an extraschedular rating for dermatitis and a TDIU due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors by the AOJ.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for eczema and bilateral hearing loss disability, and remanded the claims for service connection for kidney complex cysts, right wrist disability, and trigeminal neuralgia.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae as the Veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board remands the claims for higher initial evaluations of service-connected lumbar, right shoulder, headaches, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), right knee, and right hip conditions due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for skin cancer and remanded several claims, including tinea versicolor, deviated septum, left arm triceps condition, loss of use of fingers on the left hand, and sleep disability for further review.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding that the evidence did not support a current disability or sufficient symptomatology to warrant a compensable evaluation.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for restrictive lung disease (claimed as asthma) but denied service connection for several other conditions, including right knee strain, left foot pes planus with bilateral hammer toes, foot fungus, seborrheic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and right hip condition. The Board also dismissed claims for service connection that were not ripe for review.

The Board remands the claims for a higher rating of PTSD and service connection for various peripheral neuropathies, lipomas, and chloracne due to inadequate medical examinations.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for migraine headaches and denied a compensable rating for tinea corporis, service connection for right ear hearing loss was granted, while dizziness, right elbow condition, and hernia condition were denied.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for a right ankle sprain, left shin splints, dermatitis, and respiratory insufficiency due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining potentially relevant Social Security Administration records.