Skin conditions (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for chloracne, which is presumed to have been incurred in service due to exposure to herbicides.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to September 27, 1997.

The appeal is remanded for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran has a current skin condition, to include acne and residual scars, etiologically related to service.

The appeal is remanded for further development of the evidence, including scheduling new VA examinations to assess the current severity of the veteran's service-connected calluses and tinea pedis.

The Board denied service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae and residuals of a lateral ligament sprain of the right knee due to lack of evidence of current disability.

The Board has granted service connection for a skin disorder, coronary artery disease, and peripheral neuropathy. The claims for hypertension, liver disability, and skin ulcer of the left leg have been remanded.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and consideration of the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a skin disability, to include chloracne.

The veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review the claim.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, left eye laceration, and chloracne as there was no evidence of current conditions related to service.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative changes of the right knee, as there was no evidence to support a direct link between the Veteran's current condition and his period of active service.

The Veteran was granted a 40 percent rating for degenerative changes of the lumbar spine prior to February 4, 2008 and a 30 percent evaluation for calcaneal spurs of both feet. However, no increased ratings were granted for seborrheah dermatitis or bronchitis.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for a dental disability and psoriasis of the right hand, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen the claim for the dental disability and that there was no evidence linking the psoriasis to the Veteran's service-connected residuals of a right hand injury.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder, bilateral foot disorder, neck disorder, and bilateral hip disability are remanded for further development. The claim for tinnitus is also remanded as it may be related to in-service noise exposure. The claim for service connection for hearing loss is reopened but requires additional evidence.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran has chronic chloracne and whether it is related to his service in Vietnam.

The Board remands the claim for a higher rating for contact dermatitis to the RO for further development and adjudication.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the assignment of a 60 percent rating for his service-connected psoriasis with secondary skin cancer due to PUVA treatment was denied as there is no evidence that an increase in disability had occurred prior to May 18, 2006.

The veteran's impotence is service-connected as secondary to his PTSD. The veteran's skin conditions are also service-connected, but no evidence supports a connection to the Persian Gulf War or any other specific exposure.

The veteran's tinea versicolor did not warrant a compensable evaluation from November 26, 2001 through August 7, 2007, and the 30 percent evaluation assigned for it since August 8, 2007 was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's attempts to reopen claims for service connection for chloracne, coronary artery disease (CAD), and vision problems due to a lack of new and material evidence.

The Veteran was granted a 30 percent rating for neurogenic dermatitis due to six weeks or more, but not constant, steroid treatment during the past twelve months.