The VA has granted service connection for herpes with history of herpes zoster, but assigned a noncompensable evaluation. The veteran is seeking an increased rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim was based on the direct link between her service-connected condition and her current symptoms without any need to rely on presumptions or other theories of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Herpes, Herpes Zoster
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2001
- Citation
- 0126537
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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