Skin conditions (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) Board decisions

The Board denied a compensable rating for sinusitis and remanded the claims for increased ratings for eczema, right knee Osgood-Schlatter disease, and left knee Osgood-Schlatter disease.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected eczema with skin lesions, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) as the evidence did not show that it affected at least 5 percent of his total body area or exposed area, nor caused disfigurement.

The appeal for service connection for dermatographia and folliculitis has been withdrawn and dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and a compensable evaluation for tinea pedis. The claims for service connection for a bilateral ear disability, right ankle disability, and right tibia/fibula disability were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for eczema, migraine headaches, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and tinnitus.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for atherosclerosis, claimed as coronary artery disease, to include as secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II, due to a prior grant of service connection by the AOJ.

The Board denied service connection for lumbar spine disability, joint pain, cyst, eczema, diarrhea, fatigue, high blood pressure, and tinnitus. The claims for acne, scars, acute pharyngitis, foot pain, headaches, and iliotibial band syndrome were remanded.

The Board granted restoration of a 10 percent evaluation for dermatitis, finding that the Veteran's condition did not reflect actual improvement and that any improvement would not be maintained under ordinary conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for eczema, finding that there was no evidence of the condition during service or shortly after and that it is not related to his military service.

The appeal for service connection for tinea pedis is dismissed as the condition was already granted secondary to diabetes mellitus type II.

The appeal for entitlement to service connection for tinea versicolor was dismissed as the issue of entitlement to service connection for tinea versicolor has been granted in full.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA opinion to address in-service notations and lay contentions regarding symptom chronicity and continuity.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.

The Board granted effective dates of September 27, 2017, for the award of service connection for lumbar degenerative disc disease with ankylosis spondylitis and cervical degenerative disc disease with ankylosis spondylitis, left hip arthritis, and renal cell carcinoma. The decision also granted a 10 percent disability rating for hypertension and a TDIU on and after December 4, 2018.

The Board granted a 40 percent disability rating for TBI and denied a compensable disability rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae, while remanding the claim for tinea pedis for further development.

The Board granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae and remanded the claim for obstructive sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Veteran's service connection for acne was granted, while the claims for scars on face, right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, and left upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome were denied.

The Board granted an initial rating of 20 percent for the Veteran's left ankle disability, but denied increased ratings for left ear sensorineural hearing loss and pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for a skin condition (claimed as dermatitis) due to insufficient evidence.