The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's herpes zoster, or shingles.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion provided by Dr. T.R. is deemed insufficient and a new one needs to be obtained to determine if the condition is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- herpes zoster, shingles
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19131169
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal seeking service connection for shingles was withdrawn by the Veteran and is therefore dismissed.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and sleep apnea. The effective date for the grant of service connection for herpes zoster was not earlier than March 22, 2020. An initial compensable rating for herpes zoster was also denied. However, an initial 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis, a 30 percent rating for chronic sinusitis, and a 70 percent rating for unspecified anxiety disorder were granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for shingles to ensure an adequate medical opinion is obtained and all qualifying periods of service are accurately identified.
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