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

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and he is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's bilateral ankle, elbow, shoulder, cervical spine, and skin conditions, except for a 40% rating for bilateral ankle gout from March 1, 2021, and a 30% rating for eczema, onychomycosis, and pilonidal cyst from April 25, 2023.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for urticaria, also claimed as dermatitis and skin condition, due to a lack of evidence showing that the disability had its onset in service or was etiologically related to his service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for psoriasis as the evidence did not show that her condition involved greater than 20 percent of the entire body or exposed areas affected, nor required systemic therapy.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for adjustment disorder with depressed mood from August 17, 2010 to December 13, 2011 and granted a 50 percent rating from December 14, 2011. The Board also denied a disability rating in excess of 80 percent for chronic contact dermatitis and psoriasis and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to April 27, 2011.

The Board remands the matter for further development, including obtaining a VA examination and associated records.

The appeal for service connection for various conditions was dismissed due to the death of the Appellant.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for dermatitis and a respiratory disorder, to include COPD with emphysema, for additional VA medical opinions.

The appeal for a higher initial disability rating for tinea pedis with onychomycosis is remanded due to the need for more information regarding the type and duration of medications used.

The Board remands the matter for a VA skin examination conducted by a medical doctor to accurately assess the severity of the service-connected dermatitis.

The Board denied service connection for a skin disorder affecting the feet and a disorder manifested by a rash of the hands, finding that there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a vision disorder, headaches/migraine headaches, a skin condition (claimed as eczema), and bilateral hip pain/bilateral hip disorder to ensure that all necessary development is completed.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected pseudofolliculitis barbae based on intermittent systemic therapy for a total duration of less than 6 weeks over the past 12-month period.

The Board granted service connection for a lung condition, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The claim for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities as secondary to coronary artery disease was denied, along with the claim for a skin condition.

The appeal for service connection for various conditions was dismissed as untimely because the Veteran did not timely file a VA Form 10182 within one year of the May 2021 rating decision, and good cause has not been shown.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of June 28, 2021, for service connection for allergic rhinitis and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but denied the claims for an ankle disability, left knee disability, respiratory disability, and initial ratings in excess of 0 percent for acne and a dark colored rash.

The Board granted service connection for psoriasis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for squamous cell carcinoma, dermatitis, actinic keratoses, and transient acantholytic dermatosis based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam. Chloracne and seborrheic keratoses were denied.

The Veteran's effective date for a 30 percent rating of atopic dermatitis was granted as June 22, 2022, but not earlier.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and an earlier effective date for the grant of basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance.