Skin conditions (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal was denied as his conditions did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating, and he did not establish entitlement to service connection or compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are denied as the evidence does not support a finding of in-service exposure to herbicide agents or any other form of presumed exposure. The diagnoses do not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for seborrheic keratosis, dermatophytosis, and tinea/tinea interdigital as skin disorders that began during active service. The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have also been found to warrant a disability rating of 70 percent.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tension headaches was denied in a May 1969 rating decision. The effective date of the grant of service connection for tension headaches is October 26, 2010.

The Board found that an effective date prior to August 20, 2009 for the award of service connection for seborrheic dermatitis with pseudofolliculitis barbae is not warranted. The appeal regarding a higher rating for the skin disability remains on hold due to outstanding records and further development is needed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied. The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim for acne, but did not address other issues.

The Board has found that additional development is necessary due to incomplete medical records and the need for a VA psychiatric examination. The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and chloracne of the back and right leg are granted service connection due to presumed exposure to herbicides during service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were previously denied in September 2010. No new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen these claims.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for acne and emphysema due to new evidence. However, further development is needed as VA did not provide a medical examination or opinion regarding the etiology of the claimed disabilities before making this determination.

The Veteran's service-connected pseudofolliculitis barbae results in a disfigurement to the head, face, or neck but not with either gross distortion or asymmetry of three or more features or paired sets of features, or with six or more characteristics of disfigurement. The disability does not affect more than 40 percent of the entire body or more than 40 percent of exposed areas and it does not require treatment with intermittent systemic therapy such as corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive drugs.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional medical examination and development due to the need for updated evidence and clarification of service connection issues.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and identifying any pertinent medical records from a plastic surgeon who treated the Veteran's acne lesions.

The Veteran's seborrheic dermatitis with actinic keratosis is rated at 30 percent from August 28, 2017. The condition does not meet the criteria for a higher rating prior to that date.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to his request. As a result, the Board does not have jurisdiction to review the appeal and it is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in medical evaluations and the need for further development of the Veteran's employment history. The appeal is now pending with the AOJ.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the rating for his psychiatric disability associated with acne vulgaris.

The Veteran's service-connected PFB was granted an increased rating of 10 percent for the period from October 19, 2007 to January 2014. Service connection for stomach cancer was denied.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis for the period prior to August 11, 2015 due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing and following substantially gainful employment. The temporary total evaluation based on a service-connected disability requiring a period of convalescence (total temporary evaluation) is denied as there is no service connection for a cervical spine condition.