The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected herpes progenitalis was denied as the disability does not meet the criteria for any higher evaluation under the applicable VA rating schedule.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's herpes progenitalis did not result in symptoms that required continuous treatment, or affected at least 5 percent of the entire body or exposed areas, necessitating a compensable rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Herpes Progenitalis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2015
- Citation
- 1542982
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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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