The veteran's anxiety disorder was not found to be severe enough to warrant a compensable evaluation from January 7, 1998 through May 31, 2000.,Service connection for the total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy secondary to service-connected endometriosis was denied as there is no evidence of contact or correspondence with the veteran until January 7, 1998.
The deciding factor: The veteran's anxiety disorder did not interfere with her occupational or social functioning and thus did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under Diagnostic Code 9400.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety Disorder, Total Abdominal Hysterectomy and Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy (due to service-connected Endometriosis)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2001
- Citation
- 0123503
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