The Board granted service connection for herpes simplex, resolving any doubts in the Veteran's favor based on a positive test result from 1990.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved any doubts in the Veteran's favor and granted the claim based on a positive test result for herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) collected during service in February 1990.
- Claimed conditions
- herpes simplex
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25024043
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for a 60 percent rating for herpes simplex, finding no evidence of an increase in disability prior to July 27, 2022.
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