The Board has determined that the veteran's hidradenitis warrants a 30 percent evaluation from February 7, 2008 and denied any higher rating based on the current evidence.
The deciding factor: The veteran's hidradenitis involved extensive lesions affecting 20% of his exposed areas and 20% of his total body area, meeting the criteria for a 30 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7806 (effective prior to August 30, 2002).
- Claimed conditions
- hidradenitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2008
- Citation
- 0840328
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matters for additional development, including obtaining any outstanding private or VA treatment records and readjudicating the claims based on all evidence of record.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the direct appeal for an earlier effective date and the motion for revision, on the basis of clear and unmistakable error, related to the award of service connection for hidradenitis.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for hidradenitis, as the condition most closely approximates deep acne affecting less than 40 percent of areas other than the face and neck.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of skin conditions, including basal cell carcinoma. The decision was based on a new diagnosis and the need for additional development.
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