The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder, specifically herpes simplex virus (HSV), affecting his back and groin area. The decision concludes that these outbreaks are recurrences of an infection he had while in military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence indicates the current HSV outbreaks on the veteran's back and groin area are related to the initial outbreak during military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2007
- Citation
- 0730793
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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