The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for endometriosis and status-post operative hysterectomy, but denied her claim on the merits.
The deciding factor: VA medical records do not show any diagnosis or treatment for pelvic endometriosis during service. The VA examiner found no evidence of either chronic or acute pelvic inflammatory disease nor any evidence of endometriosis in the veteran's post-service treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- endometriosis, status-post operative hysterectomy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0602988
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection claims, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for endometriosis, to include any residuals, based on evidence showing the condition was diagnosed during active duty and led to a subsequent hysterectomy.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for endometriosis, oophorectomy (claimed as ovariectomy), and ovarian adhesions due to insufficient evidence.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for adhesions, benign cyst of right ovary, and endometriosis, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran. The claims for an earlier effective date were denied.
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