The Veteran's genital herpes simplex virus is rated at the maximum schedular rating of 60 percent, and his ulnar nerve impairment with scar from a left middle finger injury is rated at 10 percent. The increased ratings for exercise-induced asthma are addressed in the REMAND portion.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's genital herpes requires constant or near-constant use of systemic therapy (oral antiviral medication), meeting the criteria for a maximum schedular rating of 60 percent under DC 7806. The ulnar nerve impairment with scar from the left middle finger injury results in mild incomplete paralysis, warranting a 10 percent disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Genital Herpes Simplex Virus, Ulnar Nerve Impairment, Status-Post Left Middle Finger Injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2016
- Citation
- 1603645
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected genital herpes simplex virus, finding that his condition covers at least 5 percent but less than 20 percent of his total body area during frequent outbreaks. The decision is based on the criteria under Diagnostic Code 7806.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected genital herpes simplex virus is manifested by intermittent outbreaks affecting less than five percent of the entire body and requiring constant or near-constant oral antiviral medication. The criteria for a maximum schedular rating of 60% have been met.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render her unemployable on an ascertainable date prior to September 12, 1997 and denied the claim for an earlier effective date.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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