Skin conditions (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal was denied as the Board found that a higher rating for her chronic lumbar strain, coccydynia, left foot plantar fasciitis, right foot plantar fasciitis, thoracic neuritis, and eczema conditions were not warranted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA examinations and records to evaluate his skin disorder (claimed as psoriasis), rosacea, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's left eye corneal scar was granted service connection. The issues of hypertension, bilateral leg disability and tinnitus have been withdrawn from appeal. The Veteran's eczema claim has been granted with an initial rating greater than 30% since September 22, 2009. The issue of a bilateral eye disability other than the left corneal scar remains pending.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private medical records, clarifying the use of the Maryland CNC test in his December 2012 audiometry report, and scheduling a VA examination to assess any current skin disorders.

The Veteran's skin and gastrointestinal disorders were not found to be related to his service, including his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.

The Veteran's service connection claim for migraine headaches was granted, and he is now receiving a 10 percent rating for his residuals of a fracture of the left fifth toe.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to incomplete service treatment records and the need for additional medical examinations. The claims will be reconsidered after these steps are completed.

The Veteran's dermatitis, PTSD, and acne were not granted service connection. The initial rating for PTSD was granted at 30%, but the ratings for tension headaches and acne remained at 0%. The Veteran did not have ongoing dermatitis after service.

The Board has granted service connection for a stomach rash, diagnosed as contact dermatitis. The Veteran's stomach rash is found to have its onset during military service and the claim is supported by credible evidence of symptomatology since separation from service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a clarification of whether the Veteran's skin condition is related to Agent Orange exposure and whether it is caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD. The claim will be readjudicated after this development.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding all issues on appeal, including the initial compensable ratings for gouty joint inflammation of the bilateral first MTP joints, psuedofolliculitis barbae and onychomycosis of the bilateral great toenails.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the severity of his folliculitis and discoid lupus erythematosus, as well as an extraschedular rating if warranted. The case will be adjudicated again based on the new evidence.

The Veteran's skin rashes to the chest, neck, elbows, and shins during service were attributed to dermatitis in 2009. The Board granted service connection for dermatitis as a direct result of in-service symptomatology.

The Veteran's psoriatic arthropathy of the lumbosacral spine is rated at 40 percent from June 16, 1998 to April 7, 1999. From August 30, 2002, a 100 percent rating for psoriasis with psoriatic arthropathy of the lumbosacral spine is granted.

The Veteran's appeal involves the propriety of a reduction in his skin condition rating from 30 percent to 10 percent, effective November 1, 2011. The issues are also related to whether severance of service connection for chronic eczema, scarring alopecia, and intermittent urticaria was proper.

The Board has remanded the claims for higher initial ratings for hypertension, low back disorder, left eye pterygium, lower lip scar, PFB, and right eye pterygium excision residuals to the RO via the AMC.

The Veteran's skin disability, including dyshidrotic eczema, tinea cruris and tinea pedis, is currently rated at 10 percent. The Board found that the condition did not warrant a higher rating as it affected less than 20% of the total body or exposed areas.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to inadequate VA examination and medical opinions. The case needs to be reviewed based on the latest available treatment records, including Virtual VA records.

The Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for atopic dermatitis and service connection for chronic urticaria were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for atopic dermatitis, as it did not cover more than 20 to 40 percent of her entire body or exposed areas affected. For chronic urticaria, the Board noted that there was no direct service connection and the Veteran's symptoms were attributed to other conditions.

The Board finds that the overpayment of VA compensation benefits in the amount of $3,319.84 was properly created and is a valid debt.