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

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum rating available under VA regulations. The Veteran's cystic acne vulgaris has been rated as 30 percent disabling.,Both issues have been remanded for further development and consideration.

The Veteran's need for regular aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities has not been established, as he can use assistive devices to dress himself and maintain cleanliness of appearance.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for special monthly compensation based on housebound status and aid and attendance due to insufficient evidence regarding his need for regular aid and assistance.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date of April 2, 2020, but no earlier, for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance is granted due to his service-connected conditions requiring regular aid and attendance.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for service-connected hypertension is dismissed. The Board grants service connection for a skin condition and erectile dysfunction, both related to his active duty service, including exposure to herbicide agents.

The Veteran's atopic dermatitis has been rated as 10 percent disabling since March 17, 2010. The Board denied a higher rating due to the condition affecting less than five percent of his total body or exposed areas and requiring only topical therapy.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for arterioslerotic heart disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, chloracne, dermatitis, folliculitis, actinic keratosis, and dyshydrosis have been granted.,Service connection is established for the Veteran's arterioslerotic heart disease to include status post coronary artery bypass graft from July 25, 2011. The hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and chloracne claims are also granted under presumptive service connection due to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability other than tinea pedis, finding that there was no persuasive evidence of such a condition during or proximate to his military service. The appeal is dismissed.

The Board has granted service connection for a thyroid disability, but denied service connection for a skin disability and a bilateral lower extremity neurological disability. The thyroid disability is linked to exposure to environmental hazards during service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings due to insufficient information provided by the VA examinations and failure to consider the ameliorative effects of medications on her service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with spondylolisthesis, left lower extremity radiculopathy secondary to lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with spondylolisthesis, hypertension, constipation, and bilateral hypertensive retinopathy. The Veteran's skin condition is considered part of the service connection for fungal onychomycosis, tinea pedis and hyperkeratosis.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for various conditions, including PTSD, neck disability, low back disability, wrist sprains, and left foot dermatitis with dermatophytosis, was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings in any of these cases.

The Board has decided to remand the claim for facial scars, status post PFB due to a duty to assist error. An addendum opinion is needed from an appropriate examiner to consider the Veteran's lay statements regarding the onset and continuity of his facial scars during service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is the result of active service.,Affording reasonable doubt to the Veteran, his tinea pedis is the result of active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for granulomatous dermatitis, finding that new and relevant evidence had not been received to readjudicate the claim.

The Veteran's prescribed topical skin medication, triamcinolone cream, caused irreparable damage to his clothing and the Board granted a clothing allowance for 2020 based on this.

The Veteran's hypertension is related to in-service exposure to tactical herbicide agent(s) during his service at Royal Thai Air Base. Service connection for hypertension on a direct basis is granted.

The Veteran's seborrheic dermatitis and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) have been granted increased ratings. The seborrheic dermatitis received a 60 percent rating from October 26, 2020 to June 13, 2021, and a 30 percent rating thereafter. The GERD was initially rated at 10 percent effective June 14, 2021.

The Board has granted service connection for rhus dermatitis of the bilateral lower extremities, finding that the Veteran's skin rash began during his military service and persisted since then.