The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations to clarify the nature, severity, and location of his service-connected hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) and rhabdomyolysis. The issues include seeking initial compensable ratings for HS prior to October 15, 2020, and in excess thereafter, as well as increased ratings for various forms of rhabdomyolysis.
The deciding factor: The need for additional examinations to clarify the nature, severity, and location of the Veteran's service-connected conditions is a key factor in remanding these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), rhabdomyolysis affecting the cervical spine, rhabdomyolysis affecting the left shoulder, rhabdomyolysis affecting the right shoulder, rhabdomyolysis affecting the left arm, rhabdomyolysis affecting the right arm, rhabdomyolysis affecting the lumbar spine, rhabdomyolysis affecting the left thigh, rhabdomyolysis affecting the right thigh, rhabdomyolysis affecting the left calf, rhabdomyolysis affecting the right calf
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2024
- Citation
- 24018352
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for higher ratings and an earlier effective date for hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and consideration of outstanding treatment records.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), finding that his current condition is at least as likely as not related to his military service. The decision also reopened the previously denied claim.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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