The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of medical opinion regarding the relationship between the veteran's herpes simplex virus and his military service. The RO is instructed to obtain all relevant records, provide notification as required by the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000, schedule an appropriate VA examination, and re-adjudicate the claim.
The deciding factor: The Board found that a medical opinion was necessary due to the lack of evidence linking the veteran's current diagnosis of herpes simplex virus to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- herpes simplex virus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2001
- Citation
- 0114364
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for herpes simplex virus, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and any incident of service.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for a rating in excess of 60 percent since June 1, 1982, for herpes simplex virus (HSV) as the evidence did not support a higher rating.
- Dismissed
The appeal seeking a higher rating for herpes simplex virus was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his request.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for reactive airway disease and herpes simplex virus, as the evidence did not support a higher disability rating.
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