Skin conditions (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an effective date prior to March 30, 2018, for the award of service connection for tinnitus, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus. The Board also denied a compensable rating prior September 13, 2023, and a rating in excess of 10 percent on and after September 13, 2023, for maxillary sinusitis.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and an increased rating for PTSD with TBI, as no new and relevant evidence was received to support the claims.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including verification of exposure to herbicide agents in Guam and obtaining a new medical opinion regarding skin disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for a genital disorder, right elbow disorder, and left elbow disorder to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including a bilateral foot disability, tinea pedis, onychomycosis, hypertension, carpal tunnel syndrome, and erectile dysfunction, as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and his active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for atopic dermatitis, Peyronie's disease, and lumbar strain, while denying service connection for chloracne, amnesia, bilateral hearing loss, and hypertension was granted a 10 percent rating.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and tinnitus, while denying service connection for various other disabilities including the right ankle, left ankle, right shoulder, left shoulder, right knee, left knee, heart, respiratory, kidney, venous thrombosis, urinary hesitancy, acute metabolic encephalopathy, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, sleep disturbance, abdominal distension, atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease, neurological disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, erectile dysfunction, stroke, skin disability, fibromyalgia, bilateral foot pain, hammer toes, tinea pedis, meningitis, GERD, traumatic brain injury, and irritable bowel syndrome. The Board also remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss and a back disability.

The Veteran is granted a clothing allowance for calendar year 2020 for benzoyl peroxide due to its recognized potential to damage clothing, but denied for tretinoin as it does not cause such damage and shoes/socks are not eligible articles of clothing.

The Board granted service connection for tinea pedis, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for an annual clothing allowance for the 2020 calendar year due to use of calcipotriene 0.005% cream was granted.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for various conditions and readjudication of the character of service due to new evidence.

The Board grants an effective date of March 5, 2018, but no earlier, for the award of a 10 percent rating for service-connected tinea infection.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a rating in excess of 10 percent for chronic urticaria, but granted a 30 percent rating for residuals of left salpingectomy, status post tubal pregnancy, from February 7, 2020. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral tinea pedis, and migraine headaches for additional development.

The Board denied an increased rating for acne vulgaris, finding that the evidence did not support a disability rating in excess of 10 percent from August 1, 2016.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral eye disability manifested by blurry vision and remanded the claims for service connection for psoriasis, arthritis of the back, right and left knee disabilities, and a gastrointestinal disability.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and remanded claims for fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), migraine headaches, and obstructive sleep apnea due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for a sleep disability and remanded claims for low back, neck, headaches, and skin disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 10 percent increased disability evaluation for pseudofolliculitis barbae, as it was not factually ascertainable that the increase in severity occurred within one year prior to the September 10, 2020 claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for hemorrhoids and service connection for anal fissure, acute sinusitis, and a skin condition, including folliculitis and skin tags/cysts.