The Board denied an initial compensable evaluation for PID scarring, finding that the veteran's symptoms do not require continuous treatment and are comparable to endometriosis.
The deciding factor: The veteran's residuals of PID were found to be comparable to endometriosis with infrequent pelvic pain in the form of cramping without bleeding or other symptoms requiring medication for control.
- Claimed conditions
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID), Fallopian Tubes Scarring
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2008
- Citation
- 0803829
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for pelvic inflammatory disease due to her failure to report for a scheduled VA examination without good cause.
- Denied
The Veteran's PID symptoms did not require continuous treatment, and therefore, an initial compensable disability rating is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's PID is related to service, including her in-service sexual assault and gynecological operations. A new VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed PID.,The Veteran's Pfannenstiel incision scar was aggravated by active service. An addendum opinion is needed regarding whether this aggravation occurred beyond its natural progression.,The preexisting right oophorectomy did not increase in severity during service, and there is no evidence of aggravation due to PID. An addendum opinion is needed regarding the relationship between the Veteran's back disability and her PID.,PID may be related to the Veteran's in-service sexual assault and gynecological operations. A clarification opinion is needed to determine whether the Veteran's in-service symptoms align with how her current PID developed.
- Granted
The Board has granted an earlier effective date of July 15, 2016 for the grant of service connection for resection of the colon as secondary to service-connected pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). The Veteran's claim included her colon condition from the outset.
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