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

The Board remands the claim for a VA medical opinion to address the etiology of the Veteran's disabilities of tinea pedis, hyperkeratosis, and onychomycosis.

The Board granted service connection for right hip, left hip, right shoulder, left shoulder, and right elbow conditions.,The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and respiratory condition with chest pain.,The Board denied initial compensable ratings for tinea unguium (onychomycosis) of toenails and upper extremity scars.,The Board remanded claims for dermatitis, bilateral hands and feet, bilateral pes planus, and acquired hemolytic anemia.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for psoriasis, dental and gum infections, lumbar strain, dry eye syndrome (with watery eye/epiphora), and glaucoma as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected Crohn's disease status post partial bowel resection with secondary GERD due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for pseudofolliculitis barbae and remanded the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include depression and bipolar disorder.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded claims for obstructive sleep apnea and a low back disability, while denying service connection for bilateral keratoconus and eczema.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for tinea pedis as the condition did not impact at least 5 percent of the total body area or require intermittent systemic therapy.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's benign cyst left greater tubercle of the humerus and remanded claims for service connection for a lumbar spine condition and a compensable rating for tinea pedis.

The Board granted an effective date of October 17, 2017 for the award of service connection for left elbow limitation of flexion and left cubital tunnel syndrome (CTS), but denied earlier effective dates for other conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as an extension for filing a VA Form 10182.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a gastrointestinal disability, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left knee disability, and dermatitis. The Board also granted a rating of 20 percent for the lumbar spine disability.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an effective date prior to March 30, 2018, for the award of service connection for tinnitus, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus. The Board also denied a compensable rating prior September 13, 2023, and a rating in excess of 10 percent on and after September 13, 2023, for maxillary sinusitis.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and an increased rating for PTSD with TBI, as no new and relevant evidence was received to support the claims.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including verification of exposure to herbicide agents in Guam and obtaining a new medical opinion regarding skin disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for a genital disorder, right elbow disorder, and left elbow disorder to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including a bilateral foot disability, tinea pedis, onychomycosis, hypertension, carpal tunnel syndrome, and erectile dysfunction, as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and his active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for atopic dermatitis, Peyronie's disease, and lumbar strain, while denying service connection for chloracne, amnesia, bilateral hearing loss, and hypertension was granted a 10 percent rating.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and tinnitus, while denying service connection for various other disabilities including the right ankle, left ankle, right shoulder, left shoulder, right knee, left knee, heart, respiratory, kidney, venous thrombosis, urinary hesitancy, acute metabolic encephalopathy, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, sleep disturbance, abdominal distension, atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease, neurological disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, erectile dysfunction, stroke, skin disability, fibromyalgia, bilateral foot pain, hammer toes, tinea pedis, meningitis, GERD, traumatic brain injury, and irritable bowel syndrome. The Board also remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss and a back disability.

The Veteran is granted a clothing allowance for calendar year 2020 for benzoyl peroxide due to its recognized potential to damage clothing, but denied for tretinoin as it does not cause such damage and shoes/socks are not eligible articles of clothing.

The Board granted service connection for tinea pedis, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for an annual clothing allowance for the 2020 calendar year due to use of calcipotriene 0.005% cream was granted.