The Board has granted an increased rating for pelvic inflammatory disease to 30 percent, effective from the date of the decision. The veteran's status post hysterectomy remains at a 30 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence demonstrated uncontrolled symptoms such as pain, vaginal discharge, adhesions, and ovarian cysts that required continuous treatment for pelvic inflammatory disease, warranting a 30% rating under the new criteria effective May 1995.
- Claimed conditions
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Status Post Hysterectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2000
- Citation
- 0027976
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