Skin conditions (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) decisions — 2026

The Board has determined that there has not been substantial compliance with the November 2025 Board remand directives, and therefore, the claims for service connection for pseudofolliculitis of the scalp, lumbar spine disability, tonsillitis, and erectile dysfunction are being remanded again for further development.

The Veteran's low back strain is rated at 40 percent, and the issues of IBS and CFS are dismissed. The Veteran's PTSD and depressive disorder with a major depressive episode do not meet criteria for a higher rating. Service connection is granted for cervical strain and right knee pain.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The remaining issues of service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for dermatitis, bilateral foot pain, pharyngitis, rhinitis, and stomach/irritable bowel syndrome are being remanded due to inadequate examinations. The AOJ will schedule new examinations and consider the evidence of record.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a psychiatric disability to include PTSD and an anxiety disability, acne, and bilateral pes planus is being remanded due to the need for further medical examinations.,Service connection for acne remains pending as it was not fully addressed in the current decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's eczema, a condition he claimed was related to his service in the Gulf War, is related to active duty and grants his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for dermatitis eczema as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral flat feet, dermatitis, and gastrointestinal condition (GERD) due to lack of evidence showing a current disability or a relationship between the conditions and service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions and needs further development.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and remanded the issue of an initial compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB).

The Veteran's claims for service connection of various conditions, including PFB, back disorder, migraines, respiratory disorder (asthma), GERD, and stomach disorder have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including prostate cancer with bladder cancer and major depressive disorder, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment from January 1, 2021. The combined disability rating is at least 60 percent, meeting the criteria for TDIU and SMC.

Service connection is granted for Contact Dermatitis and Right Knee Osteoarthritis.,The claim for Hypertension remains pending as it requires further examination and opinion.

The Board dismissed the appeals of the June 2025 and July 2024 rating decisions regarding entitlement to a compensable disability rating for tinea corporis / tinea versicolor with left great toe onychomycosis, as well as the proposal to decrease the Veteran's disability rating. The reduction from 30% to noncompensable was found proper based on improvement in the condition.

The Veteran's eczema is found to have begun during service and has continued since then, meeting the criteria for direct service connection.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied as he has been gainfully employed and his income exceeded the federal poverty level, thus meeting one of the economic components for a TDIU. The Board found that the non-economic component (ability to secure and follow substantially gainful employment) is not met due to inconsistencies in the employer's statements regarding the Veteran's part-time vs full-time status.

The Board has granted a 60 percent rating for eczema since January 22, 2017, finding that the Veteran's symptoms covered more than 40 percent of her body during this period. The highest schedular rating available under DC 7806 was awarded.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for dermatitis is denied, and the claim for service connection for migraines is remanded due to incomplete rationale in the medical opinions.

The Veteran's acne, left foot pes planus, and left eye peripheral pterygium were all found to be related to service. The right eye disability, gastroesophageal disability (GERD), intestinal disability (IBS), lower respiratory disability (pneumonia and bronchitis), sinusitis, bilateral hearing loss, acquired psychiatric disorder (depression and anxiety), lumbar disability, left knee disability, left hand disability, right elbow disability, left elbow disability, right wrist disability, left wrist disability, right ankle disability, TMJ disability, head scars, right shin, right mid-foot and anterior dorsum of the right foot scars, and torso scar were not found to be related to service.,The Veteran's acne was found to have been aggravated by service. The left foot pes planus was also found to have been aggravated by service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, cervical strain, erectile dysfunction, lumbosacral strain, and pseudofolliculitis barbae have all been denied. The Veteran has not submitted new and relevant evidence to support his claims.