The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that a gynecological disorder, manifested by menorrhagia, dysmenorrhea and salpingitis, was incurred in or aggravated by active duty.
The deciding factor: There is no persuasive and competent evidence that the claimed conditions may be associated with the veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Menorrhagia, Dysmenorrhea, Salpingitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2009
- Citation
- 0902249
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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