Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for herpes but granted service connection for tension headaches.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of herpes, while the Veteran had a current diagnosis of tension headaches that began during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- herpes, tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25087463
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