The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a hysterectomy as there is no competent evidence indicating that her treatment during service for a vaginal laceration precipitated or is otherwise related to her post-service hysterectomy or its residuals.
The deciding factor: There was no chronic gynecological disorder in service, and no continuity of symptomatology since service. The veteran's SMRs do not show any chronic residual disability stemming from the one instance of treatment during service for a vaginal laceration and bleeding. Additionally, there is no evidence linking her current condition to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- hysterectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2008
- Citation
- 0812845
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