The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the AOJ for readjudication of her claims regarding initial disability ratings for genital herpes. She will be provided with an SOC if the determination remains adverse.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not been provided a Statement of the Case (SOC) addressing her rating issues, as required by law.
- Claimed conditions
- genital herpes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2017
- Citation
- 1717155
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for genital herpes is denied as the highest schedular rating of 60% has been achieved. The claim for TDIU based on service-connected disabilities is also denied due to the presence of other service-connected conditions and the fact that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a combined 100% disability rating.
- Partly granted
Entitlement to an effective date prior to April 30, 2013 for the award of service connection for eczema is denied.,Entitlement to a TDIU from January 28, 2015 to May 26, 2017 is granted, subject to the laws and regulations governing the award of monetary benefits. Entitlement to a TDIU prior to January 28, 2015 is denied.,Entitlement to SMC at the housebound rate from January 28, 2015 to May 26, 2017 is granted, subject to the laws and regulations governing the award of monetary benefits.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is already receiving TDIU benefits from November 17, 2015. The Board finds that he was unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities prior to March 21, 2013.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service connection for genital herpes, specifically due to unclear duty status during critical periods.
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