The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a hysterectomy, finding that the veteran's current gynecological symptoms are related to her military service and surgeries.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's current physical/emotional exacerbations were not related to the bilateral tubal ligation performed during service.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent vaginal discharge, Trichomonas vaginitis, chronic severe inflammation, pelvic pain, irregular menstrual cycles, bacterial vaginitis, dyspareunia, bleeding, enlarged endometrial glands, intra-stromal hemorrhage, lymphocytes, cysts, enlarged uterus with a complex echogenic mass that may have related to a fibroid
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2001
- Citation
- 0127446
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