The Board has determined that the veteran's pelvic inflammatory disease warrants a noncompensable evaluation as her symptoms do not require continuous treatment.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease are currently controlled with occasional antibiotic treatments, which does not necessitate continuous treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Fibroid Tumors
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 27, 2003
- Citation
- 0305840
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Decisions by this judge: 127 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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The Veteran's claims for PTSD, migraine headaches, and pelvic inflammatory disease are denied. The effective dates for these grants of service connection are September 29, 2011, October 4, 2011, respectively. A compensable rating is not granted for the Veteran's pelvic inflammatory disease. The claim for a higher rating for PTSD prior to August 17, 2013, is denied.
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The Board finds that the appellant does not have current diagnoses of pelvic inflammatory disease or abdominal cramps and vomiting due to service. The preponderance of evidence indicates these conditions are unrelated to her military service.
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