The Board granted service connection for dyshidrotic eczema of the hands and denied service connection for chronic headaches, sleep apnea, irritable bowel syndrome, allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, left hip strain with various limitations, left knee joint osteoarthritis, pain of lumbar spine, and other specified trauma-and stressor-related disorder.

The deciding factor: The evidence supported the grant of service connection for dyshidrotic eczema of the hands due to its onset during active service. The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's chronic headaches, sleep apnea, irritable bowel syndrome, allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, left hip strain with various limitations, left knee joint osteoarthritis, pain of lumbar spine, or other specified trauma-and stressor-related disorder were related to active service.

Claimed conditions

dyshidrotic eczema of the hands, chronic headaches, sleep apnea, irritable bowel syndrome, allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, status post turbinoplasty, sinuplasty, and septoplasty, left hip strain, limitation of flexion, left hip strain, limitation of extension, left hip strain, with limitation of abduction, adduction, rotation, left knee joint osteoarthritis with joint instability (claimed as pain of left knee), pain of lumbar spine, other specified trauma-and stressor-related disorder

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

November 21, 2025

Citation

A25101572

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