Skin conditions (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unemployable, and the case is remanded for extraschedular TDIU consideration.

The claim for service connection for PTSD has been reopened. The Veteran's low back disorder, sleep apnea, and pseudofolliculitis are all remanded for further development. A psychiatric disorder to include PTSD and depression is also remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right index finger hidradenoma and an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for service-connected eczema.

The Board has remanded four issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims for sinusitis, asthma, lumbar spine disability, and skin condition. The remand requires additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for a skin disorder, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current diagnosis of eczema began during his active duty service and has continued since.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of right knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, low back disability, and hypertension have been denied.,However, the claim for service connection of a skin condition (pseudofolliculitis barbae) has been reopened due to new evidence.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to May 1, 2017 for the grant of service connection for social anxiety disorder is denied. The Board has also remanded his claims for service connection for a skin condition and for an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for social anxiety disorder.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination and requests for a new VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral inadequate foot arches, conjunctivitis associated with asthma, sinusitis associated with asthma, allergic or vasomotor rhinitis associated with asthma, chronic tonsillitis claimed as strep throat, and pseudofolliculitis barbae has been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for service connection for erectile dysfunction secondary to asthma and depressive disorder is granted. A rating of 60 percent from June 26, 2014 through April 3, 2016 for asthma is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psoriasis is related to his active service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's left-knee disorder is granted a 10 percent rating, effective July 1, 2011. Service connection for lumbar spine disorder and PFB are denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and the need for an addendum from a VA examiner regarding the nature and etiology of any skin condition, specifically eczema.

The Veteran's skin disorders are not presumed to be due to herbicide agent exposure, but the Board has ordered a remand for an addendum opinion addressing whether his current skin conditions had their onset in service or are otherwise related to service.

The Veteran's skin condition, including chloracne, is remanded for further examination and consideration of service connection due to herbicide agent exposure in Vietnam.

The Veteran's GERD, DFVD, and skin conditions are remanded for further development including obtaining VA medical records and determining if the USS ORISKANY was within Vietnam's territorial waters.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection and disability ratings are not fully informed due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of his conditions. The cases are REMANDED for further examination and opinion.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes, asthma, pityrosporum folliculitis, and actinic keratosis as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active service.

The Veteran's tinea versicolor has affected more than 40 percent of his body and exposed areas, warranting a 60% rating since November 25, 2013. The appeal for an earlier effective date is dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a respiratory disability, pseudofolliculitis barbae, left knee disability, scar on the back of the head, and scars on the right leg. The reasons given were that there was no evidence linking these disabilities to service or any other valid theory of entitlement.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations.