The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a hysterectomy and left leg contusion, as well as her claim for a compensable rating for a surgical scar on the abdomen. The veteran failed to report for a VA examination scheduled to determine the current severity of her service-connected surgery residual scar.
The deciding factor: The examiner opined that the veteran does not have current left leg disability related to her injury in service and did not provide evidence of a nexus between her gynecological complaints in service and any current gynecological disability. The veteran failed to report for the scheduled VA examination, resulting in denial of her claim.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a hysterectomy, residuals of a left leg contusion
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0607337
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for the residuals of a hysterectomy and migraines have been remanded due to new evidence submitted since the July 2018 rating decision. The Board found that the Veteran has provided new and relevant evidence sufficient to reconsider her claims.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted earlier effective dates for service connection of colon cancer, diabetes mellitus type II, residuals of a hysterectomy, and diabetic neuropathies of the upper and lower extremities. The claims are remanded for further action on TDIU and SMC.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a hysterectomy and skin disability affecting the bilateral feet, as these conditions are not attributable to active military service or secondary to any service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of a hysterectomy, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
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