The Board has determined that currently diagnosed hidradenitis is not related to service, including as due to Agent Orange exposure. The claim for service connection for hidradenitis of the groin is denied.
The deciding factor: The January 2014 VA examiner concluded that hidradenitis is less likely than not related to active duty service or herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- hidradenitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2014
- Citation
- 1418038
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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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