Skin conditions (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for skin cancer and acne due to exposure to herbicide agents. The cases are being sent back for further examination and opinion.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded due to incomplete development of records and lack of a VA examination. The Veteran's skin disabilities, including herpes, need further evaluation by a dermatologist.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability was rated at 50 percent disabling prior to November 30, 2002. From November 30, 2002 to September 25, 2003, a 60 percent rating for the cervical spine disability was granted. From September 26, 2003, a 50 percent rating for the cervical spine disability with separate evaluations of 40 and 30 percent for bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy was granted. The Veteran's dermatitis was rated at 10 percent prior to September 17, 2004, and at 30 percent from September 17, 2004.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for an addendum medical opinion regarding whether any of the Veteran's skin conditions are related to his service, including Agent Orange exposure. The appellant contends that her husband had chloracne and other skin conditions as a result of herbicide exposure in Vietnam.

The Board has determined that the Veteran submitted a timely Notice of Disagreement (NOD) for multiple issues addressed in a December 2016 rating decision. The appeal is now REMANDED to issue an appropriate Statement of the Case (SOC).

Your appeals for service connection for psoriasis and a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss have been dismissed as they were closed when you opted into the RAMP program.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have not rendered him unable to obtain substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied service connection for contact dermatitis and skin cancer with related scars, including abscesses, sores, and boils. The Veteran's GERD, PUD, DVT, and kidney disease were not found to be related to his military service.,Service connection was remanded for hypertension due to presumed exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.

The Board denied a compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae, finding that the Veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for any higher rating under either the old or new VA rating criteria.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to new evidence submitted after a previous denial.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability and folliculitis, finding that there is no current evidence of these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chloracne has been reopened and granted. The rating for bilateral hearing loss disability remains denied, as does the claim for service connection for hypertension secondary to PTSD and for obstructive sleep apnea secondary to PTSD.

The Board denied a higher rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae, finding that the condition does not meet criteria for a higher rating under VA's skin disability rating criteria.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities, finding that he meets the schedular criteria but is not precluded from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran was granted service connection for various conditions, including sleep apnea, herpes simplex, insomnia and nightmare disorder, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, etc., effective August 1, 2017.

The Board has decided that the Veteran does not have a hearing loss disability for VA purposes and therefore denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The issue of an increased rating for eczema with prurigo nodularis is remanded.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain was granted an effective date of February 5, 2017.,The Veteran's pseudo-folliculitis barbae with history of acne keloidalis nuchae (PFB) was granted an effective date of November 29, 2018.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following gainful employment consistent with his educational and occupational experience. The Board denied the claim for a TDIU on an extraschedular basis prior to May 2, 2014.

The Veteran's initial claim for service connection for sleep apnea was denied in July 2005, but reopened due to new evidence presented. The claims of service connection for a back disorder and skin disorder were also reopened. A rating higher than 30 percent for PTSD prior to February 20, 2019 is denied, while a 50 percent rating from that date onward is granted. The Veteran's PFB remains rated at 10 percent.

The Veteran is granted entitlement to a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) from May 10, 2004. The criteria for TDIU prior to this date have not been met.