The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied because the evidence does not support a finding of additional disability due to delay in treatment of her fibroids.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence shows that the veteran would have been able to manage her condition with monitoring rather than requiring major surgery, thus there was no additional disability resulting from VA care.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a total abdominal hysterectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0600354
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board found that the December 1997 and January 1999 rating decisions were not the product of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for further development to obtain the Veteran's complete Reserve service personnel records, specifically including the nature of her service at the time of her hysterectomy in December 1994.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a total abdominal hysterectomy, finding that the Veteran's endometriosis and resultant hysterectomy were not linked to her in-service pelvic symptoms or difficult labor during service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's hysterectomy is related to her service, including physical demands and complaints of pelvic pain.
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