The Board has ordered remand for further development and examination of the Veteran's claims, including his eye disability, cervical spine disability, tachycardia, PTSD rating, and TDIU.
The deciding factor: The appeal is being remanded due to incomplete development and lack of proper notification regarding scheduled examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- Herpes Simplex, Corneal Scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19160724
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected herpes simplex from September 17, 2021 is denied as the condition does not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for herpes simplex was denied as the evidence did not show that his condition warranted a higher rating at any point during the appeal period.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for his service-connected herpes simplex is being remanded due to a lack of adequate examination and factual inaccuracies in the current evaluation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 30 percent rating for herpes simplex is remanded due to the need for further development of facts and medical evidence.
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