The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a vaginal hysterectomy secondary to dysfunctional uterine bleeding, finding that there was no clinical relationship between her in-service symptoms and the hysterectomy performed following service.
The deciding factor: The VA physicians' opinions were more probative than Dr. Means' opinion, as they considered the veteran's complete medical history.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a vaginal hysterectomy, dysfunctional uterine bleeding
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 3, 2001
- Citation
- 0120070
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected dysfunctional uterine bleeding with tubal ligation has resulted in loss of use of a creative organ (infertility) due to the tubal ligation, which was not an elective procedure and advised by her doctors for treatment. The Board granted special monthly compensation based on this.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, with the exception of asthma or bronchitis. The Board has also reopened her previously denied claims and remanded two issues: entitlement to more than a 10 percent rating for follicular cervicitus with PID and entitlement to service connection for a respiratory disability (asthma or bronchitis).
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, gastrointestinal disorder, fatigue, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, and whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for dysplasia.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of dysfunctional uterine bleeding was denied as there is no evidence that the Veteran filed a formal or informal claim prior to July 15, 2010. The earliest effective date assigned is July 15, 2010.
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