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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2001
- Citation
- 0114364
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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: Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were generally denied, with some issues being granted (pes planus) and others not (costochondritis, herpes). The decision is mixed as it includes both grants and denials.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal seeking a higher rating for herpes simplex virus was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his request.
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