The Board finds that the veteran's current gynecological status, including chronic pelvic pain and anovulation, is likely attributable to her service-connected conditions such as PID and PCOS. The Board grants service connection for these disabilities.
The deciding factor: The veteran's current gynecological issues are found to be related to her service-connected conditions of PID and PCOS.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic pelvic pain, anovulatory periods, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2002
- Citation
- 0205600
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal as it is not within its jurisdiction due to concurrent elections, and the AOJ has proper jurisdiction over the claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for chronic pelvic pain.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claims for increased PCOS, service connection for fibromyalgia and sleep apnea have been granted. The Board found that the Veteran has symptoms of these conditions during active duty and continues to experience them post-service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for hysterectomy, finding that her hysterectomy is etiologically related to her in-service pelvic pain and ovarian cysts.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, as well as service connection for various conditions, except for a granted rating of 30 percent for GERD throughout the period on appeal.
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