The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypothyroidism and increased ratings for pelvic inflammatory disease. The veteran was granted service connection for total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, as directly due to her service-connected pelvic inflammatory disease.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed that on April 21, 1999, the veteran underwent a total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, removing all pelvic organs. The symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease were no longer present due to this surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- hypothyroidism, pelvic inflammatory disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 14, 2001
- Citation
- 0116318
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