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

The Board remands the claim for service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae to correct a duty to assist error and obtain an addendum opinion.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, obesity, and multiple nerve and skin disorders, as well as denied initial compensable ratings for several disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction, bilateral focal intractable plantar hyperkeratosis, and non-compensable ratings for pseudofolliculitis barbae facial scar and groin scars as well as allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability, in-service incurrence or aggravation, and a causal relationship between the claimed condition and active duty. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the case to obtain a medical opinion on whether the Veteran's service-connected eczema renders him unemployable.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for asbestosis with obstructive sleep apnea, granted a 40 percent rating for lumbar spine disability, and denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for right and left knee disabilities, but granted a 20 percent rating for the right ankle disability.

The Board denied a compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae, dismissed the service connection claim for sleep disturbances as moot, and denied service connection claims for nonspecific neurological complaints, hemorrhoids, diabetes mellitus type II, and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a migraine headache disorder.

The Board remanded the claims for further development as additional VA opinions are needed to address the nature and etiology of the claimed disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as his service-connected disabilities have not rendered him unable to obtain or perform substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and restored a 40 percent rating for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability effective October 25, 2022.

The Board remands the claim for a supplemental decision or remand to address an omitted issue regarding the Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for chronic eczema.

The Board granted the claims to reopen for back, left shoulder, and neck disabilities but denied service connection for a skin disability, including tinea cruris. The back disability claim was denied on the merits, while the other claims were remanded.

The Board granted restoration of a 10 percent rating for psoriasis effective September 1, 2023, and denied a higher rating. The Board also granted an initial 30 percent rating for migraine headaches.

The Board granted service connection for right knee strain with patellofemoral pain syndrome, left knee strain, and hypertension but denied service connection for a right wrist condition and tinea pedis.

The Board granted a 10 percent evaluation for pseudofolliculitis barbae and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability due to the condition, but remanded matters related to scars and TDIU.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment as of April 24, 2022, and a higher rating for his major depressive disorder and cocaine use disorder with PTSD and TBI was denied.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for a skin disability, to include acne and eczema.

The Board granted service connection for tinea cruris, finding that the Veteran's condition had its onset during active duty service.

The Board remands the matter for consideration of new evidence submitted by the Veteran.