Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for lichen sclerosis of the penis and denied an effective date prior to September 22, 2021, for the award of service connection for HIV as well as an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for HIV.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lichen sclerosis of the penis was related to his military service due to a chemical burn, while the effective date and initial rating for HIV were denied based on the timing of the claim and evidence provided.
- Claimed conditions
- Lichen Sclerosis of the Penis, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088884
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