Granted
The veteran's herpes simplex virus II is currently evaluated as 60 percent disabling on and after August 30, 2002. The right ear disability remains noncompensable under the old rating criteria but becomes compensable under the new criteria.,Service connection for herpes simplex virus keratitis of the right eye has been granted.
The deciding factor: The veteran's current diagnoses are considered chronic and not attributable to intercurrent causes, warranting service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Herpes Simplex Virus II","affected_areas":["genital area","face","mouth"]}, {"condition_name":"Herpes Zoster Oticus of the Right Ear","diagnosis":"Herpes zoster oticus"}, {"condition_name":"Herpes Simplex Virus Keratitis of the Right Eye"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- April 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0610003
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.
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