The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected cervical dysplasia, cervicitis, and vaginitis contributed to her need for a hysterectomy in 1992. Therefore, secondary service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: Medical opinions supported by contemporaneous medical records indicated that the pelvic relaxation and cervicitis caused by the veteran's service-connected conditions were the primary reasons for the need for a hysterectomy.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical dysplasia, cervicitis, vaginitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2002
- Citation
- 0207026
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What this means for you
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The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for service-connected cervical dysplasia, as there was no evidence that her symptoms required continuous treatment.
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