Skin conditions (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) Board decisions

The Board has granted a 60 percent rating for nummular eczema, the maximum allowable under VA's rating criteria. The veteran is not entitled to service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including tinnitus, knee and back arthritis, tinea pedis, and tinea cruris. The Board also found that his hyperlipidemia was not related to his military service, hepatitis C was not incurred in service, and PTSD was not shown to be linked to active duty.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a skin condition, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board denied an evaluation higher than the current 30 percent for asthma and did not grant a TDIU, finding that the veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The veteran expressed his desire to withdraw his appeal concerning the issue of entitlement to service connection for chloracne. The case is dismissed.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have any of the claimed conditions related to service and therefore denied all claims for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected skin conditions increased in severity to warrant a 30% disability rating effective November 9, 2004. The effective date of October 11, 2005 is granted as it was within one year of receipt of his claim for an increase.

The Board has granted service connection for impingement syndrome of the left shoulder and denied claims for increased ratings for headaches and folliculitis.

The Board has determined that the January 1974 decision to sever service connection for acne vulgaris was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous, and thus denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date.

The Board denied service connection for tinea versicolor and a right ankle strain, finding that the veteran had not submitted new and material evidence to reopen his claims.

The Board found that the evidence did not support service connection for dermatitis or eczema, spondylolisthesis and scoliosis, and a right knee disorder. The veteran's claims were denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions are denied as they are not related to his military service or due to an undiagnosed illness experienced during the Persian Gulf War.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities, as they are not of such severity that he is unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected conditions did not cause or contribute to his death, and thus denied both the DIC claim for the cause of death and the DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for acne vulgaris and tinea versicolor, currently rated at 30 percent disabling, and service connection for a psychiatric disability to include PTSD.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected hepatitis C and other claimed conditions.

The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for contact dermatitis, the maximum available under Diagnostic Code 7806. The veteran's anemia claim was denied as not related to service.

The veteran is seeking an increased rating for his service-connected tinea versicolor, currently rated at 30 percent. The VA has ordered a remand to determine the current severity of his condition and obtain updated treatment records.

The Board finds that the veteran's current skin disability, diagnosed as solar urticaria and eczema, is causally related to active duty military service.

The VA determined that there is no evidence linking the veteran's current dermatitis of the lower extremities to his active duty service or any chemical exposure during service. The Board found that the veteran's assertions are not credible and do not support a finding of service connection.