The Board has determined that the appellant's pre-existing pelvic endometriosis was aggravated by her military service, and thus service connection is granted for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found clear and unmistakable evidence showing that the appellant had a pre-existing condition of pelvic endometriosis prior to her active duty. The medical records also showed that she underwent surgery during active duty to treat this condition, which was aggravated by stress related to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- pelvic endometriosis, left benign corpus luteum ovarian cyst, chronic cervicitis with squamous metaplasia, uterine leiomyomata
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0609216
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Decisions by this judge: 3,319 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for obtaining all relevant VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to address her claimed disability due to hormonal abnormalities, secondary to the residuals of status post hysterectomy. The examiner will provide opinions on whether any acquired psychiatric disability (panic disorder) was proximately due or aggravated by her service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for the residuals of her left ovarian cyst and uterine leiomyomata prior to June 2, 2000 was granted. Her claim for a compensable initial rating for allergic rhinitis was denied.
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