The Board has granted a 10 percent disability rating for herpes zoster (shingles) throughout the appeal period, considering intermittent use of oral antiviral agents.
The deciding factor: Systemic therapy in the form of oral antiviral medications was required for less than six weeks per year during the rating period on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Herpes Zoster (Shingles)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 5, 2016
- Citation
- 1631343
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