The veteran's claim for service connection for herpes simplex is granted. The Board finds that the current manifestation of the chronic disease of herpes simplex began in service and there is no competent evidence to attribute it to intercurrent causes.
The deciding factor: Based on medical evidence showing a history of herpes simplex affecting the face, with the last outbreak occurring shortly after enlistment, and subsequent service treatment records confirming periodic diagnoses of herpes simplex, the Board finds that the current manifestation of the chronic disease began in service and is related to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- alopecia, herpes simplex, abnormality of the nails
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0603686
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,293 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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