The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for genital herpes was denied as the condition did not cover more than 5 percent of her entire body or exposed skin and did not require systemic therapy such as corticosteroids.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s genital herpes covered less than 5 percent of her total body area and did not require intermittent systemic therapy, thus failing to meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating under the applicable VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Herpes Simplex Virus, Type 2
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 2, 2021
- Citation
- 21011865
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