Skin conditions (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) decisions — 2010

The Board denied service connection for allergies, to include as due to penicillin, and the claim for an earlier effective date for a 30% rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae. The Veteran's allergies were not found to be related to penicillin use during service, and there was no evidence of continuity of symptoms since service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining photographs from a previous VA examination and scheduling a Travel Board hearing.

The Board finds that the Veteran is in need of regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, particularly PTSD, diabetes mellitus, and peripheral neuropathy. The evidence shows that on 'bad days,' he requires assistance with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, and taking medications.

The Veteran's lichen simplex chronicus with nummular eczema, currently diagnosed as tinea cruris and lichen simplex chronicus, required constant or near-constant systemic therapy during the past 12-month period. The Veteran is now rated at 60 percent for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for tinea versicolor and assigned a 60 percent evaluation effective September 18, 2006. The Veteran's other claims have been remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for the residuals of his in-service testicle injury was denied. However, he was awarded an initial compensable rating (10%) for his service-connected pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psoriasis, a pre-existing condition, was incurred in service.

The Veteran's skin disability, characterized as tinea versicolor with onychomycosis and bilateral tinea pedis, is currently rated at 30 percent disabling. The evidence does not show the need for systemic therapy or other criteria warranting a higher rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current acne or bilateral ankle disabilities, and any pre-existing conditions did not worsen during service. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence, as well as failure to establish a link between his current conditions and service.

The Veteran does not have a current prostate disorder or dermatitis, and the Board finds that service connection is denied for these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for psoriasis, hypertension secondary to PTSD, sleep apnea secondary to PTSD, and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities related to herbicide exposure. The Veteran's skin condition was not shown to be incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's appeal was denied for higher initial disability ratings and service connection claims. The issues of PTSD, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, left leg radiculopathy, right knee degenerative joint disease, tinea corpora, premature ejaculation disorder (secondary to PTSD), and dyspepsia (secondary to PTSD) were all denied.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for tinea pedis and cruris was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's skin condition, including dermatitis, is not due to in-service herbicide exposure or any other incident of his military service.