Skin conditions (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a skin disease, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The veteran is seeking an increased disability rating for his service-connected dermatitis of the feet. The RO denied this claim in February 2001, and the Board has ordered remand due to incomplete records and need for a VA examination.

The Board granted an increased rating of 10 percent for the veteran's service-connected left toe disorder and denied a higher rating for his bilateral intertrigo.

The Board has granted the veteran's claims for temporary total ratings based on periods of residence at COPIN in 1990 and denied his claim for annual clothing allowance for 1998.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and an increased rating for PTSD. The issues were related to inservice exposure to herbicides, but no specific evidence of such exposure was provided.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection due to new evidence submitted, but finds no current skin disorder and denies service connection.

The veteran is seeking an effective date prior to May 26, 1999 for a total rating due to unemployability caused by service-connected disability. The RO has granted this claim but only based on evidence of unemployability dated in August 1981, which was not considered when the May 1984 decision severed service connection for his psychiatric disability.

The veteran's contact dermatitis with mycosis fungoides is rated at 50 percent, the highest possible under VA rating criteria.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed PTSD, low back disability, tinea versicolor, headache disability, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability are not related to service. The VA has made efforts to obtain the veteran's service medical records but was unable to locate them.

The Board has determined that the appellant's service-connected conditions do not warrant an increased rating as they are currently asymptomatic or within normal limits.

The veteran's skin disorders were not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may in-service occurrence be presumed. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board granted service connection for seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp, ears, eyebrows, sternum, ear canals, and gluteal cleft. The veteran's claim for an initial rating higher than 10 percent was also granted.

The veteran's claims for service connection for nerve problems, fatigue, and skin rash due to undiagnosed illness have been denied as the conditions are not considered to be related to his military service.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected skin disability, which affects his feet, does not meet the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection on all issues due to a lack of timely filed substantive appeal.

The Board has granted an increased rating of 50 percent for the veteran's service-connected depressive reaction with tinea manum of the left hand, onychomycosis of the fingernails and toenails, and tinea pedis, effective from January 1998.

The case is being remanded due to the need for additional development and compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's service-connected low back disability, folliculitis of the scalp, shell fragment wound to the left foot, acne, and tinea pedis. The evaluations were found not to meet the criteria for higher ratings under applicable VA rating criteria.

The veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for nonspecific dermatitis of the right foot was denied. The condition is considered a direct service connection without any presumption, exposure basis, or reopening on new evidence.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for service-connected seborrheic dermatitis.