Skin conditions (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's skin disability, diagnosed as dermatitis, eczema, and lichen planus, is related to service. Therefore, service connection for this condition is granted.

The Veteran's pseudofolliculitis barbae with disfigurement due to scarring is granted a 30 percent rating, but no higher. The appeal for service connection of mental health condition, right foot gout, and aid and attendance allowance are remanded.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a skin condition, diagnosed as dermatitis of the scalp, is granted. The Board also finds remand necessary to determine if the Veteran's skin condition on his arm had its onset during service or is otherwise related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for acne scars on his face and neck, finding no evidence of a current disability or in-service injury that would support such a claim.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for eczema and voice change disability has been withdrawn.,The Veteran's appeal for service connection for left shoulder disability is dismissed as the preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that his current condition is related to active service.

The Veteran's right elbow strain has been granted a 10 percent evaluation effective June 17, 2015. Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and restless legs syndrome have also been established.

Service connection for a left knee disorder is denied.,Service connection for acquired allergies, including eczema, urticaria, rash, and hives, is remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin condition, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability related to service and rejecting the theory of continuity of symptomatology.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral plantar fasciitis and pseudofolliculitis barbae due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology, particularly in relation to service connection.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for tinea cruris/tinea pedis and lichen simplex chronicus, as well as his claims for SMC based on the need for aid and attendance of another person or due to being housebound, and TDIU have all been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic liver disease has been remanded. The rating of the seborrheic dermatitis was granted at a 10% disability rating prior to September 7, 2015 and denied thereafter.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability, hypothyroidism, back disability, right arm disorder, left arm disorder, left hip disability, right hip disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran has established service connection for these conditions based on exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine and remanded the issue of an initial compensable rating for tinea pedis.

The Board has granted service connection for back disability, OSA, and seborrheic dermatitis. The Veteran's initial rating of 10 percent for seborrheic dermatitis is also granted.

The Veteran's appeal for SMC based on aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities is remanded as there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error. A VA examination is required to determine if the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him helpless or require regular aid and attendance of another person.

The Veteran's left knee disability is rated at 10 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The VA examiner found that the range of motion was within normal limits and did not result in functional loss.,Pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) affects less than 5% of his total body area and exposed areas, requiring no topical corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive drugs. The Veteran's PFB does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, pseudofolliculitis barbae, radiculopathy, right lower extremity associated with degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease, lumbar spine, radiculopathy, left lower extremity associated with degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease, lumbar spine, right elbow fracture postoperative, and tinnitus, have resulted in the Veteran being unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since May 25, 2021.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection have been dismissed due to the grant of service connection in a previous rating decision. The remaining issues are denied or remanded.

The Veteran's skin condition, including tinea pedis, dyshidrotic eczema, onychomycosis, and dermatitis, had its onset in service. The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise and grants service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal was denied as his request for a DRO hearing was not timely filed, and thus the appeal is dismissed.