The Board finds that the Veteran's herpes and head injury are not service-connected, as there is no evidence of their onset during service or a direct relationship to service. The claim for HIV under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied due to lack of evidence showing it resulted from VA treatment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's herpes and head injury are not shown to have had their onset in service, and there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service or any other proximate cause. The claim for HIV under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied because the VA examiner found that the Veteran's HIV is less likely than not due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.
- Claimed conditions
- Herpes, Head Injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2015
- Citation
- 1500076
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