The Board has granted service connection for genital herpes, finding that the Veteran's current condition is etiologically related to her in-service diagnosis of genital herpes. The appeal seeking service connection for HPV was withdrawn by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current genital herpes is at least as likely as not incurred during service and is a continuation of the genital herpes diagnosed in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), Genital Herpes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 31, 2017
- Citation
- 1719059
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What this means for you
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