The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to concerns about the VA's compliance with the VCAA and the need for a medical opinion regarding the veteran's claim of service connection for genital herpes.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded because the VA failed in its duty to assist the veteran as mandated by the VCAA, particularly in obtaining alternative forms of evidence and informing him about his responsibilities.
- Claimed conditions
- genital herpes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2004
- Citation
- 0402008
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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.
- 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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