The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hidradenitis suppurativa and contact dermatitis, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to her military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not find a link between the Veteran's current diagnoses of hidradenitis suppurativa and contact dermatitis and her service. The Board also found obesity was not a substantial factor in developing hidradenitis suppurativa.
- Claimed conditions
- hidradenitis suppurativa, contact dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2021
- Citation
- 21066418
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for several service-connected conditions, granted a 20 percent rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy, and remanded other issues.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left foot corn and calluses, while remanding the claims for persistent depressive disorder and hidradenitis suppurativa.
- Partly granted
The Board granted initial ratings of 30 percent for trigeminal neuralgia and 40 percent for both left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, but denied an increased rating for contact dermatitis. An earlier effective date was also granted for the right lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a skin disability and hernias to obtain additional medical opinions, as the previous VA examinations are found insufficient.
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