The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a cesarean section scar, finding that the condition existed prior to service and did not undergo any increase in severity during active duty.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was no evidence of an increase in disability associated with the pre-existing cesarean section scar during service.
- Claimed conditions
- cesarean section scar, cervical dysplasia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2003
- Citation
- 0305138
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for cervical dysplasia, tension headaches, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), and denied increased ratings for right elbow flexion, supination and pronation, extension, and scars. The Board also remanded claims for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and irritable bowel syndrome.
- Denied
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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's cesarean section scar and remanded the claims for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and insomnia.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for cervical dysplasia and headaches, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a right hip disability.
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