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

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for hypertension and remanded claims for service connection for atopic dermatitis, breast cancer, and depression as secondary to breast cancer.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for eczema to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's exposure during her conceded participation in a TERA and whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's eczema is related to her service.

The Veteran was granted a 70 percent evaluation for TBI with BPPV and memory loss effective from April 9, 2021, to June 22, 2021, and Chapter 35 DEA benefits for the same period. The grant of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was denied an earlier effective date.

The Board granted service connection for IBS, GERD, right and left ankle disabilities, and a skin disability, seborrheic dermatitis, scalp. The Veteran's menstrual disorder was remanded.

The Board granted a 50 percent evaluation for service-connected migraines from September 15, 2021, and remanded the issue of entitlement to a compensable evaluation prior to that date.

The Board remands the claims for an increased initial disability rating for atopic dermatitis, service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and service connection for right knee strain due to deficiencies in the evidence of record.

The Board denied an initial rating greater than 30 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, granted a 10 percent rating for costochondritis, and denied an earlier effective date for the costochondritis.

The Board denied service connection for a hernia condition, low back condition, sleep apnea, and tinea pedis as the weight of evidence did not support a finding of current disability or nexus to service.

The Board denied a rating higher than 30 percent for tinea corporis and remanded the claim for service connection for seborrheic dermatitis.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of August 29, 2016 for eczema/neurodermatitis and May 20, 2022 for right leg lymphedema.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for eczema but granted an effective date of May 31, 2022, for the award of a 30 percent rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for lumbar spine disability, allergic rhinitis, and eczema.

The Board granted service connection for a left elbow disability and a right shoulder disability, but denied a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and an increased rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal for service connection and earlier effective dates for various conditions, as he concurrently filed a request for higher-level review while his prior appeal was pending.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for right wrist eczema as the evidence did not show characteristic lesions involving at least 5 percent, but less than 20 percent, of the entire body affected; or at least 5 percent, but less than 20 percent, of exposed areas affected; or intermittent systemic therapy required for a total duration of less than 6 weeks over the past 12-month period.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability, to include dermatitis, as the evidence did not support a finding of a nexus between the current disability and his service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety, and remanded the claims for hypertension, eczema, left ankle condition, and right ankle condition for further development.

The Board denied a compensable rating for tinea pedis of the bilateral feet and allergic rhinitis as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a 10 percent or higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for a neck disability and an initial compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae, as the evidence did not support the Veteran's claims.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to hypertension and low back disability, awarded special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ, and denied service connection for various other conditions.