The veteran's service-connected genital herpes and chronic prostatitis have been granted compensable ratings as of September 30, 2002. The issue of a rating for multiple noncompensable disabilities is moot due to the grants.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms of genital herpes and chronic prostatitis met the criteria for a compensable rating under the applicable VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Prostatitis, Genital Herpes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2006
- Citation
- 0606096
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,319 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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