The Board has restored the Veteran's rating for herpes from 10 percent to 60 percent, finding that the reduction was not supported by evidence in the record and that Acyclovir, the prescribed medication, is similar to an immunosuppressant.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the reduction of the rating for herpes from 60 percent to 10 percent did not meet the criteria because there was no evidence showing that the prescribed medication (Acyclovir) was not like or similar to a corticosteroid or immunosuppressant.
- Claimed conditions
- Herpes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- December 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1757602
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What this means for you
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