The veteran's service-connected amenorrhea does not require continuous treatment and therefore does not warrant a compensable disability rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation as it did not require continuous treatment at that time.
- Claimed conditions
- amenorrhea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2008
- Citation
- 0810454
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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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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions have been remanded due to the need for a Statement of the Case (SOC) addressing her July 2018 Notice of Disagreement.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a gynecological condition that manifests as amenorrhea, pelvic pain, and voiding dysfunction for further development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for amenorrhea and PCOS due to a duty to assist error. The AOJ will obtain an adequate VA medical opinion on whether amenorrhea and PCOS are related to service, including birth control use, and environmental exposures in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a gynecological condition has been reopened. The case is remanded for additional examinations and opinions to determine the relationship between her conditions and service, including toxic exposure risk activities (TERAs).
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