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

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development to determine the etiology of his claimed disabilities, including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, skin disease, vascular diseases, cervical and lumbar spine disorders, and kidney failure.

The Board has granted service connection for post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation dermatitis rash and bilateral plantar fasciitis, finding that the Veteran's conditions are at least as likely as not related to his active duty.

The Board denied reopening of claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, psoriasis, and hypertension as new and material evidence was not submitted. The Veteran's statements regarding exposure to herbicides in Vietnam were found to lack credibility.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected left orchiectomy due to torsion. The Board finds that the Veteran's current depression may be related to his active military service, but not to his acne vulgaris of the face, chest, and back.

The Board has determined that there is no link between the Veteran's current skin condition and his in-service treatment, thus denying service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected generalized anxiety disorder and skin disability.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a VA medical examination to assess whether his service-connected disabilities alone prevent him from maintaining substantially gainful employment, and for obtaining SSA records relevant to this claim.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for a left knee disability and acne on the face and head, as these claims were previously denied in April 2006.

The Board found that the Veteran does not currently have dermatitis of the hands and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and Social Security Administration (SSA) records, scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his skin disability and prostatitis, and readjudicating the claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to service connection and an increased evaluation for dermatitis of the bilateral feet. The Veteran's claim for a skin disorder of the arms, hands, and legs is also being addressed.

The Veteran's chloracne is related to active military service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the Veteran's skin condition, diagnosed as chronic folliculitis and pityriasis lichenoides chronica, is not etiologically related to active service.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred at Sacred Heart Hospital on January 3, 2005 is granted as the services were provided in an emergency and no VA facilities were feasibly available.

The Board denied service connection for cervical nerve damage with decreased strength of both arms, right hip disability, left hip disability, tinea pedis and onychomycosis of both feet, and bilateral CTS disabilities. The Veteran's claims were reopened but the Board found no evidence to support these conditions as being related to his active service.