Skin conditions (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for folliculitis and found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen his claim for service connection for a left knee condition.

The RO denied increased evaluations for PTSD and pustular folliculitis, finding the initial ratings of 30% and 10%, respectively, to be proper.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection were not well grounded, as there was no evidence of current non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or chloracne disabilities. The claims for direct service connection and secondary to herbicide exposure were denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are well-grounded and have been granted. The veteran is found to have current disabilities including bilateral defective hearing, tinnitus, low back pain, and dermatitis, all of which were incurred in service.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinea cruris with a history of tinea versicolor and denied service connection for residuals of a left knee disability. The veteran's claim to reopen the residuals of left knee disability was not considered due to failure to follow remand directives.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected psoriasis/seborrheic dermatitis with multiple joint arthralgia and chronic lumbosacral strain with low back pain.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal regarding both issues, and the case is dismissed.

The Board has granted service connection for a neck disorder and assigned an initial compensable evaluation of 10 percent for tinea pedis, versicolor, and tinnitus. The veteran's conditions are found to be related to his military service.

The veteran's neurodermatitis of various body areas, including hands and left knee, is productive of impairment compatible with ulceration or extensive exfoliation or crusting, and systemic or nervous manifestations. The VA has granted a 50% evaluation for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD and service connection for chloracne due to Agent Orange exposure. The decision found that there was no evidence of current diagnosis or etiology for chloracne, and thus the claim was not well-grounded.

The veteran's combined non-service-connected disability rating is 60%, which does not meet the requirement for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes.

The Board found that the veteran's eligibility for flight training benefits under Chapter 31 was not established, as all costs and expenses of actual flight training were not approved by VA VR&C.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at the University of South Alabama Medical Center on August 4, 1997, as it does not meet the legal criteria required to establish entitlement under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1728(a).

The veteran's psoriasis is currently rated at 50 percent, the highest schedular evaluation available.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for left knee strain, hypertension, and tinea manus are being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a comprehensive VA examination.

The veteran's service-connected psoriasis is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that this rating is appropriate based on the current manifestations of his condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his right and left knee disabilities, as well as a compensable evaluation for his bilateral tinea infection. The claim to reopen his heart disorder was also denied.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral pes planus, right shoulder impingement syndrome, and increased ratings for benign prostatic hypertrophy and tinea cruris. The effective date is not specified as the decision was made in March 1998.

The veteran's trigeminal neuralgia is rated at 10 percent, and the increased evaluation for stasis dermatitis of both legs has been granted.,Stasis dermatitis of the right leg was rated at 40 percent effective January 12, 1998. Stasis dermatitis of the left leg remains at 30 percent.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for sebaceous hyperplasia and folliculitis, as well as tinnitus. The evidence did not establish a nexus between these conditions and his period of active service.