The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for endometriosis and ovarian cysts, finding that there is no clear and unmistakable evidence showing these conditions pre-existed her military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide sufficient rationale to support a conclusion that the endometriosis and ovarian cysts existed prior to the veteran's entrance into active duty or underwent aggravation during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Endometriosis, Ovarian cysts
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2007
- Citation
- 0717099
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- Granted
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