The Board granted the veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ, effective from September 4, 2001. The veteran had previously undergone a hysterectomy due to her service-connected fibroid tumors and occluded fallopian tubes.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's infertility was directly related to her service-connected conditions (fibroid tumors and occluded fallopian tubes) and had existed prior to her hysterectomy, warranting an effective date of July 14, 1998 for SMC.
- Claimed conditions
- Fibroid Tumors, Occluded Fallopian Tubes, Bilateral
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 24, 2004
- Citation
- 0426590
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