Skin conditions (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for chloracne and PTSD, finding no evidence linking the conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a left great toe injury and headaches, but granted service connection for GERD. The claims for uterine fibroids, joint pain, stomach pain, and atopic dermatitis were not decided.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and a compensable evaluation for tinea versicolor, finding no evidence linking the conditions to active service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current low back strain is not related to his service, and there is no new evidence to reopen a claim of service connection for residuals of frozen feet.,There is no new and material evidence to support reopening the claim of service connection for residuals of frozen feet.,There is no new and material evidence to support reopening the claim of service connection for bilateral pes planus.,The Veteran's tinea pedis does not warrant a compensable rating.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was rated as 30 percent disabling, and chloracne was denied as not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The veteran withdrew her appeal before the Board made a decision.

The Veteran is to be afforded VA examinations for his claimed conditions, as the evidence of record does not provide a clear rationale for the etiology of these disabilities.

The Board reopened the claim for service connection for a skin disorder claimed as skin rash, but denied the underlying claim on its merits.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chloracne and a chronic respiratory disability, finding no evidence of these conditions during service or a link to service.

The Board denied service connection for pulmonary fibrosis and remanded the issue of an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for dermatitis of the hands.

The Board found that the evidence did not support an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for residuals of prostate cancer, status-post radical retropubic prostatectomy, or a compensable initial evaluation for acne vulgaris/chloracne.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's service-connected conditions, finding that the evidence did not support higher evaluations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for a skin disability, characterized as dermatitis.

The Board denied service connection for psoriasis, a liver disorder, hepatitis C, a thyroid nodule, residuals of asbestos exposure, residuals of exposure to ionizing radiation, residuals of herbicide exposure, and prostate cancer as the conditions were not related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of cold-weather injury in both feet, hypertension, tinea pedis, a cervical spine disorder, and bilateral tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The Board denied service connection for a right ankle sprain, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), arthritis of the bilateral hands, wrists, elbows and left ankle, and fibromyalgia.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for congestive cardiomyopathy, including hypertension, and an increased rating for diabetes mellitus, type II. The Veteran was granted a 10 percent evaluation for pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The appeal was denied as the Veteran's pseudofolliculitis barbae did not meet the criteria for a disability rating higher than 30 percent.

The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence was against the claim for service connection for psoriasis, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's atopic dermatitis of the hands and feet does not meet the criteria for a higher rating as it affects less than 5% of the exposed body area and total body area, and requires no more than topical therapy.