The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a total hysterectomy is granted, as her claim was reopened based on new and material evidence. She has established service connection for residuals of carcinoma of the cervix.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that there were new and material medical records supporting the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a total hysterectomy.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of carcinoma of the cervix, residuals of total hysterectomy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 11, 2000
- Citation
- 0024004
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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 tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection, initial ratings, and readjudications of other conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA examination is inadequate for adjudicative purposes and remands this matter to obtain a VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's residuals of total hysterectomy and pelvic adhesion disease. The examiner must address whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's conditions had their onset in service or are otherwise related to service, including her service-connected colon resection and cervicitis disabilities.
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