The Board has granted an earlier effective date of December 10, 2013 for the grant of service connection for oral herpes. The Veteran's claim was filed on this date, and as no formal claim had been previously submitted, it is considered his first filing.
The deciding factor: The earliest date of receipt of a claim for service connection for oral herpes by the Veteran was December 10, 2013, which is also when he expressed interest in filing a claim. The June 2014 rating decision denying service connection never became final and binding due to the lack of a statement of the case.
- Claimed conditions
- oral herpes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 3, 2019
- Citation
- A19001061
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses for most of his claimed conditions and finds no evidence to support service connection for these disorders. The only condition found by the Board with a possible link to service is dementia, but this was many years after service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran did not sustain an injury or disease related to oral herpes during service and there is no evidence of continuous symptoms since service separation. The current diagnosis of oral herpes was first noted in 2006, over 25 years after service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to the need for in-patient treatment records from Scott Air Force Base and further examination of the Veteran's claims.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination and additional evidence collection. The Veteran's claim for service connection for oral and genital herpes is being considered, as well as his request for an increased rating for tinea pedis.
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