The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private medical records, as well as a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected herpes progenitalis.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to fully evaluate the Veteran's claim, particularly regarding recent treatment and any worsening of symptoms since the last examination in April 2008.
- Claimed conditions
- Herpes Progenitalis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2011
- Citation
- 1145997
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's herpes progenitalis is rated at 10 percent prior to December 30, 2021, and remains at 10 percent from December 30, 2021, to December 30, 2022. After that date, a higher rating is not warranted.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's herpes progenitalis is rated as noncompensably disabling. The Board has ordered a remand to determine the nature and duration of treatment for his condition, including whether it constitutes systemic therapy.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for a rating greater than 60 percent for herpes progenitalis, to include on an extraschedular basis, was denied. The Board also remanded the issue of entitlement to Total Disability Rating Based Upon Individual Unemployability (TDIU).
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's herpes progenitalis was rated at a 10 percent disability rating from February 27, 2002 to August 30, 2002.
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