The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for genital herpes, eczema of the elbows and neck, and right toenail onychomycosis are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations to determine the current severity of his service-connected skin conditions.
The deciding factor: Additional medical examination is required to accurately assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected skin disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Genital Herpes, Eczema of the Elbows and Neck, Onychomycosis of the Right Toenails
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2010
- Citation
- 1047104
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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 Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating prior to March 7, 2022, while other claims were denied.
- Dismissed
The appeal regarding entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected asthma was dismissed, while a 30 percent disability rating was granted for genital herpes and the claim for a compensable rating for vocal cord polyp was denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for her service-connected genital herpes is remanded due to insufficient evidence of record regarding the current state and severity of her condition, including during flare-ups.
- Granted
The Veteran's initial claim for a disability rating of 60 percent for genital herpes was granted, with the effective date being June 23, 2021.
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