Skin conditions (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) Board decisions

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and scheduling a videoconference hearing.

The Board found that the veteran's skin disability, tinea pedis and nummular eczema, did not meet the criteria for a higher initial rating of more than 10 percent. The evidence showed that his skin disorder affected only six percent of his body, with no systemic therapy required.

The Board has determined that the veteran's diabetes, hypertension, and skin condition are not related to his military service. Service connection is denied for all three conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a separate skin disability of the eyelids, as his current condition is part of his already service-connected seborrheic dermatitis. Therefore, the claim for service connection for this specific issue is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 30 percent for his service-connected left ankle disability and for a compensable rating for tinea versicolor.

The VA denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for dyshidrotic eczema.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication, including a new VA examination to assess the severity of the veteran's service-connected pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Board has granted a 10 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected acne vulgaris, effective June 17, 2004.

The veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for his service-connected skin disability is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new VA examination and obtaining medical records.

The Board has determined that the veteran's substantive appeal was not timely filed with respect to his claims for service connection for breathing problems, chronic fatigue syndrome, dermatitis and follicular occlusion syndrome of the neck, back and belt line, joint pain including neck, back, and legs, muscle aches, allergy to chemicals, incontinence, and chronic sinusitis. As such, these issues are dismissed.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records. The dental disability claim will be reviewed based on whether the missing teeth are related to service trauma, while the pseudofolliculitis barbae claim requires a new examination to assess current severity and treatment.

The veteran's anxiety and depression are rated at 30 percent, which is the maximum available rating under Diagnostic Code 9400.,Migraines have been rated at 10 percent since August 27, 2007, and 30 percent thereafter. The current rating adequately reflects the severity of this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for memory loss and pseudofolliculitis barbae, finding no chronic disabilities or evidence of in-service injury that could be linked to current conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for a right eye disability and assigned an initial noncompensable rating. The veteran's seborrheic dermatitis is currently rated at 10 percent, effective February 5, 2004.

The Board has granted service connection for vasomotor rhinitis, nummular eczema, and migraine cephalgia with blurred vision. The claim for service connection for actinic keratosis is remanded due to the submission of new evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's tinea pedis with calluses does not warrant a compensable rating, and his right foot condition does not meet the criteria for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's Crohn's disease, bilateral hip degenerative joint disease, and pseudofolliculitis barbae were all granted service connection with initial evaluations of 10 percent. The RO has not found any basis to grant higher ratings for these conditions.

The veteran's claim of service connection for a skin disorder other than chloracne was denied in March 1995, and the Board found that no new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen this claim. The veteran's hypertension was not related to service or secondary to any service-connected disability. The veteran's Hepatitis C was not related to service.,The veteran's hypertension is not related to service as there is no evidence of its onset during service, and the preponderance of the evidence indicates that it developed many years after separation from service.

The veteran's case is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a travel or videoconference hearing before the Board at the RO due to his failure to appear in December 2007.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acne, claimed as a result of exposure to herbicides during service, was not shown in service or currently shown. The evidence does not support a finding that any current acne is related to service.