Skin conditions (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, and a new VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination and additional medical records. The Veteran's service connection claim for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is being reviewed due to new evidence suggesting it may have started during her military service. Her tinea pedis rating appeal remains pending.

The Board is remanding the case to comply with a previous directive from January 2008, which required the VA examiner to determine if the Veteran's current diagnoses of toenail fungus and tinea pedis are related to his service treatment for dermatophytosis of the toes and bilateral athlete's foot.

The Veteran's acne vulgaris is found to be aggravated by service, and the residuals of her myomectomy are rated at 30 percent. The Veteran does not have a separate scar rating as it was well healed.

The Veteran's tinea cruris has been rated at 60 percent since March 11, 2008. Prior to that date, the disability was rated at 30 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected neurodermatitis, also diagnosed as lichen simplex chronicus, is rated at 60 percent for the period from July 25, 2007. The claim for SMC for aid and attendance of his spouse was granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinea pedis and tinea corporis have been granted. The claim for an initial compensable evaluation for hiatal hernia and gastroesophageal reflux has been remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chloracne, claimed as secondary to herbicide exposure, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and an addendum from the examiner who performed a March 2009 examination.

The Board has granted service connection for tinea pedis and onychomycosis of the feet, finding that these conditions are at least as likely as not related to service. The issue of residuals of trauma to the nose remains pending.

The Veteran's seborrheic dermatitis is currently rated at 10 percent, effective December 13, 2005. The claim for an earlier effective date was granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, hypertension, and tinea pedis were denied as there is no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's tinea cruris with a history of tinea versicolor is currently rated at 30 percent effective April 4, 1994. The Board has also granted a 30 percent rating prior to August 30, 2002.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a left knee disorder, dermatitis of the elbows and feet, actinic keratosis, status post excision of squamous cell carcinoma of the left upper arm, and an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD. The evidence did not support these claims.

The Veteran died of malignant melanoma, a condition not service-connected. His death is not considered to be due to any service-connected disability.

The Veteran's tinea versicolor disability is productive of a rash consisting of splotchy round and oval pruritic lesions on the back, neck, chest, and shoulders. The condition does not cover more than 20 percent of the body or more than 20 percent of exposed areas affected, and it does not require systemic therapy such as corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive drugs for its control. A rating of 10 percent is granted for tinea versicolor prior to May 18, 2009.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's currently diagnosed skin disability, chronic dermatitis, is related to his military service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's current psoriasis is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of TDIU, finding that the Veteran was not unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities prior to July 1, 1997.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including providing proper notification letters and ensuring compliance with the requirements of Kent v. Nicholson.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that his pseudofolliculitis barbae did not meet criteria for a higher rating. The Board also found no new evidence to reopen claims for right thumb disability, lung scarring, hypertension, or PTSD.