Skin conditions (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) Board decisions

The Board found that a chronic photodermatitis resulting from treatment by the Department of Veterans Affairs is not established, and thus denied the claim.

The Board found that the veteran does not have tinea pedis that began in military service or is otherwise attributable to service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining or maintaining gainful employment since July 27, 1990. His marginal employment is not considered substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for contact dermatitis, finding that there was no current disability related to service.

The Board found that the veteran's psoriasis vulgaris did not manifest during service or for many years thereafter, and there is no medical evidence of a nexus between the veteran's skin disorder and any incident of active service. As such, the claim was denied.

The veteran's claims for higher evaluations of his service-connected disabilities were denied due to failure to report for scheduled VA examinations. The Board found that the veteran had not provided good cause for missing these exams.

The VA denied increased ratings for PTSD and tinea pedis, finding that the veteran's symptoms did not warrant a higher rating based on the criteria in effect at the time.

The veteran's DJD of the lumbar spine is rated at 20 percent, which meets his claim for an increased evaluation. The other issues were either not granted or are pending.

The Board found that the veteran's current psoriasis is not related to his active service, and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed left leg disability, including a left ankle disorder and varicose veins, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The veteran's eczematoid dermatitis is currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 100 percent effective from October 25, 2001. The skin disorder was granted service connection and assigned a 50 percent rating.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not result in the loss, or loss of use, of either lower extremity, blindness in both eyes, or the loss, or loss of use, of both hands. Therefore, he is not entitled to a certificate of eligibility for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing and/or a special home adaptation grant.

The Board has granted service connection for atopic dermatitis and increased ratings for degenerative joint disease of the left knee and right knee. The rating for deformity of the right little finger remains unchanged.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, tinea cruris, and testicular cancer due to exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. Diabetes mellitus is presumed based on the veteran's service in Vietnam. Tinea cruris is found to be aggravated by the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus. Testicular cancer is considered to have been caused by the veteran's exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings for various conditions, finding that there was no competent medical evidence linking the claimed conditions to his active duty service.

The October 1991 rating decision denied the appellant's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, as the evidence did not show he was unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a skin disorder, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for Dercum's disease, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is not etiologically related to the service-connected acne vulgaris.

The Board denied service connection for skin keratosis and tinea pedis, COPD, arteriosclerotic vascular disease and residuals of stroke, a back disorder, and an affective disorder all claimed as due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam.

The Board found no valid claims of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the March 1, 1990 rating actions granting service connection for acne keloiditis of the neck and scalp and a 10 percent rating for shell fragment wound scar on the right upper back.