The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for herpes simplex type II, finding no link between his current condition and active service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's herpes simplex type II and any incident of service, including an in-service skin rash.
- Claimed conditions
- Herpes Simplex Type II
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18116844
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating of 60 percent for herpes simplex type II prior to April 10, 2017 was granted. The claim for a higher rating on and after April 10, 2017 is denied. Service connection for sinusitis due to Gulf War exposure is granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's initial ratings for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and herpes simplex type II were denied as they did not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating.,For both conditions, the evidence showed that the disabilities manifested in levels of impairment that warranted non-compensable (0 percent) ratings.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's sleep apnea was rated at 50 percent since October 1, 2005.,For the cervical spine disability, a rating in excess of 30 percent is not warranted. The Veteran has forward flexion limited to 20 degrees and lateral flexion limited to 15 degrees on each side.,The lumbar spondylosis with degenerative joint disease was rated at 10 percent prior to August 3, 2006; a rating in excess of 20 percent is not warranted from that date onwards. The Veteran's range of motion has been limited due to pain on motion.,Right shoulder tendonitis was rated at 10 percent prior to November 1, 2007 and thereafter. The Veteran had right arm range of motion restricted to shoulder level due to pain on motion.,Left wrist tendonitis (residual of a left wrist injury) is service connected.,No residuals of the left foot injury are service connected.,Erectile dysfunction was service connected, but no compensable rating is warranted.,Varicocelectomy is not service connected.,Right index finger fracture and left index finger fracture were not service connected.
- 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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