The Board has determined that the claim of service connection for a chronic skin disability is not well grounded. The veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for genital herpes is also considered, but further development is needed as there are no VA treatment records from September 1997 and the veteran failed to report for examinations.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not include a nexus opinion relating a current diagnosis of a chronic skin disability or genital herpes to active service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic skin disability, genital herpes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2000
- Citation
- 0025315
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded claims for initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for shin splints, left leg; shin splints, right leg; and a compensable rating for genital herpes.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hearing loss, a bladder condition, and various other conditions including psychiatric issues, alopecia, musculoskeletal problems, and skin conditions. The Veteran's claims were not supported by the evidence of record.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for genital herpes and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood as secondary to the service-connected genital herpes, but denied service connection for PTSD.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for genital herpes, finding that the Veteran's symptoms had their initial onset during her active-duty service.
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