The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for endometriosis and denied the claims for increased ratings for back strain and cervical strain. The veteran's endometriosis is manifested by pelvic pain and heavy bleeding not controlled by treatment, warranting a higher initial rating of 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports the assignment of a higher initial rating of 30 percent for endometriosis due to chronic pelvic pain or heavy or irregular bleeding that has not been controlled by her treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- endometriosis, back strain, cervical strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2003
- Citation
- 0317096
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims of service connection for a back disability, endometriosis, thyroid condition, and chronic fatigue syndrome due to new evidence submitted since the last final denial. The claims are now considered on their merits.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for hemorrhagic ovarian cysts and denied service connection for endometriosis.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions were granted effective from July 1, 2020.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to a procedural defect in filing the claims on the correct form.
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