The Veteran's service-connected hidradenitis suppurative is currently rated at 30 percent and the Board has remanded both his increased rating claim and his TDIU claim due to the need for a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported that he had surgeries related to his hidradenitis suppurative, required use of pads, experienced drainage, and lost significant weight from medications. He also indicated that it affected his ability to sit and walk.
- Claimed conditions
- hidradenitis suppurative
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19191769
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Decisions by this judge: 1,726 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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: Granted
The Veteran's hidradenitis suppurative was granted service connection. The claims for irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue, unspecified joint pain, and anxiety with insomnia and memory loss are remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hidradenitis suppurative and scars, as well as her claim for TDIU due to potential issues with extraschedular ratings and development of her TDIU claim.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's hidradenitis suppurative was granted a 100% rating from February 4, 2013, to August 29, 2013, and from October 1, 2013, to September 19, 2019, on an extraschedular basis.
- Whole decision: Granted
A 60 percent rating for hidradenitis suppurative was granted from February 4, 2013 to August 29, 2013.,A 60 percent rating for hidradenitis suppurative was granted from October 1, 2013 to January 5, 2017.,A rating in excess of 60 percent for hidradenitis suppurative was denied from January 5, 2017 to September 19, 2019.
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