The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of residuals of a tubal ligation including abdominal pain and bilateral knee disorder, as well as her claim for an increased disability rating for DDD of the lumbar spine.
The deciding factor: There is no persuasive medical nexus evidence indicating that the veteran has any residuals of a tubal ligation or a bilateral knee disorder due to service in the military.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"residuals of tubal ligation including abdominal pain","type_of_connection":"presumptive"}, {"condition_name":"bilateral knee disorder","type_of_connection":"presumptive"}
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0633589
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What this means for you
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