The Board finds that the veteran's need for a hysterectomy and related conditions are not attributable to her period of active military service, and thus denies both her claim for service connection and her claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
The deciding factor: The underlying causes leading to the need for a hysterectomy were not shown during service or for many years thereafter.
- Claimed conditions
- Hysterectomy, Ovarian cyst, Menorrhagia, Adenomyosis, Uterine fibroids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0630714
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