The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a VA examination for service connection of herpes simplex and viral infection. The Veteran's STRs show he was diagnosed with herpes simplex in-service, and his post-service medical records confirm ongoing symptoms.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is insufficient information to make a decision on the claim without a VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- viral infection, herpes simplex
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19143073
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and GERD with hiatal hernia, effective from December 5, 2017. The claims for chronic fatigue, herpes simplex, enteritis, and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome were dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a refund of a VA funding fee to obtain additional records and readjudicate the decision with consideration that the Veteran was still on active duty and receiving service pay at the time of the closing of his home loan.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a compensable rating of 60 percent for herpes simplex, effective December 13, 2011.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for herpes simplex, resolving any doubts in the Veteran's favor based on a positive test result from 1990.
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