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

The Board denied service connection for an ear disability but remanded claims for a heart disability and eczema due to potential exposure to toxins.

The Board denied service connection for dizziness and giddiness, as well as increased disability ratings for alopecia, seborrheic dermatitis, cervical strain, degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine, dysphagia, left ovarian cyst with dysmenorrhea, and uterine fibroid. The Board also remanded an issue regarding service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to a service-connected back disability.

The Board denied service connection for folliculitis, inguinal abscess, and other conditions, and remanded claims for rash, tinea cruris, and keloid scars. The 30 percent rating for acanthosis nigricans, diabetic dermopathy, and necrobiosis lipoidica was restored.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and a rating in excess of 40 percent for left eye disability, granted service connection for sinusitis based on exposure to fine particulate matter, and denied service connection for penile condition, allergies, Athlete's foot (tinea pedis and tinea unguium), and low back disability.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for eczema to obtain a VA medical opinion regarding its etiology, as the Veteran failed to attend a scheduled examination but has ongoing treatment records.

The appeal is remanded to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error for a VA examination that did not adequately consider all of the Veteran's symptomology associated with his eczema.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from February 1, 2022.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability evaluation based upon individual unemployability prior to April 1, 2021, was denied. However, his entitlement to special monthly compensation based on housebound status from April 1, 2021, was granted in part.

The Board granted service connection for seborrheic dermatitis and atopic dermatitis, finding the Veteran's reports of burning, red, flaky rashes on his face and hands to be competent and credible.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a compensable rating for atopic dermatitis, and increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for tinea pedis and onychomycosis, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing conditions were aggravated by his active-duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for seborrheic dermatitis, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and his military service.

The Board remands all service connection claims for further development and to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for dermatitis, upper gastrointestinal disability, including GERD, sleep apnea, left shoulder, right shoulder, left knee, right knee, and left ankle disabilities due to pre-decisional failures of the duty to assist.

The Board dismissed all appeals related to service connection, increased ratings, and effective dates for various conditions due to procedural defects.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for tinea pedis with onychomycosis and remanded issues related to a higher rating, special monthly compensation, and TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for seborrheic dermatitis, finding that the condition did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 0 percent.

The Board denied service connection for a dental disability for compensation purposes and remanded claims for acne, left leg shin splints, right leg shin splints, and TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for both his neck surgical scar and psoriasis, as neither condition met the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Board denied an increased initial rating above 60 percent for the Veteran's dermatitis, finding that a maximum rating of 60 percent under Diagnostic Code 7806 is warranted during the entire period on appeal.