Skin conditions (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the TDIU claim due to insufficient information on the occupational impact of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. Additional development is needed, including obtaining updated treatment records and opinions from a clinician regarding the impact of her conditions.

The Veteran's bilateral tinea pedis has been rated at a maximum of 60 percent, subject to the regulations governing the award of monetary benefits.

The Veteran's service connection for photodermatitis was restored, while her claims for lupus, fatigue, female issues, and hormone imbalance were denied.,Service connection for photodermatitis was granted based on direct evidence of its onset during service.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea and Vitamin D deficiency, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his active duty. Service connection for dermatitis and urticaria (attributed to Gulf War Syndrome) is denied as there is no evidence of a qualifying chronic disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, atrial fibrillation, tinea pedis, and sleep apnea have all been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection due to lack of in-service onset or chronicity.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder, sleep apnea, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The low back disability claim is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including chloracne, hyperhidrosis, fibromyalgia, bilateral knee disability, lumbar spine disability, nasal disability (chronic nose bleeds), and eye disability (blurred vision). The reasons given were that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and service or any presumptive exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for skin disabilities, right hand disability, and bilateral foot disabilities due to inadequate opinions in previous examinations. The case will be returned for further development including obtaining new medical opinions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, with the exception of his claim for a skin disability due to herbicide exposure. The Board has also remanded these issues.

A rating of 30 percent for scrotal crural dermatitis is granted from April 7, 2014 to June 22, 2014. Ratings in excess of 10 percent are denied for the periods prior to April 7, 2014 and beginning June 23, 2014 until July 14, 2017. A rating in excess of 60 percent is denied as of July 14, 2017.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD, fibromyalgia, sleep apnea (secondary to other specified and trauma-related disorder), gastrointestinal disability other than GERD, paralysis of the left vocal cord, paralysis of the left hemidiaphragm, syncope, and kidney disability have all been granted. The Veteran is also presumed to have served in the Southwest Asia theater during the Persian Gulf War.

The Board has found that additional development is needed for the issues of service connection for a right knee disability, evaluation in excess of 30 percent disabling for left shoulder strain, evaluation in excess of 20 percent disabling for left ankle strain, and evaluation in excess of 10 percent disabling for dermatitis. The case is REMANDED to obtain new examinations that comply with Correia v. McDonald (28 Vet. App. 158) and provide opinions on the etiology of the right knee disability and the severity of the left shoulder, left ankle, and dermatitis disabilities.

The Board has determined that the remand directives were not substantially complied with and thus the case is being returned to the RO for further development.

The Veteran's eczema and gastroesophageal disease (GERD) were denied as the evidence did not support a finding of service connection or entitlement to an initial rating exceeding noncompensable.

The Veteran's tinea pedis of the bilateral feet is not rated as compensable, while his hypertension remains under consideration due to potential service connection based on new evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous directives and insufficient consideration of additional evidence, including VA medical records. The Veteran is advised to submit any additional medical or lay evidence related to her tinea pedis.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PFB is denied as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for asthma is denied as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

Service connection for dermatitis, bilateral ankle condition, and bilateral knee arthritis is denied.,Service connection for a bilateral neuropathic arthropathy of the feet secondary to service-connected diabetes is granted.

The Veteran's bilateral pseudophakia and right eye corneal scar are granted service connection.,Weight loss is not a disability for VA compensation purposes, thus the claim is denied.

The Veteran's service connection claim for headaches was denied as there is no evidence of a disease or injury during service that resulted in current headaches.,For the entire appeal period, the Veteran’s esophageal stricture with cirrhosis of the liver and alcohol hepatitis has been manifested by persistently recurrent epigastric distress, dysphagia, pyrosis, reflux, regurgitation, and sleep disturbances without substernal, arm, or shoulder pain. The condition does not result in considerable impairment of health.