The Board denied service connection for sexually transmitted diseases, endometriosis and bilateral hand tremors as due to an undiagnosed illness. The initial ratings for various disabilities were also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran had current disability related to the claimed conditions or symptoms during active service or that any of the disabilities were caused by or worsened by military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Sexually transmitted diseases, Endometriosis, Bilateral hand tremors
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2009
- Citation
- 0905103
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,547 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's PTSD and respiratory condition, to include allergic rhinitis, are granted service connection. Service connection for endometriosis is denied. The issue of left shoulder condition remains remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than September 16, 2024, for the award of service connection for residuals of endometriosis status post hysterectomy was denied.,The Veteran's initial compensable rating for endometriosis status post hysterectomy was also denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted earlier effective dates for service connection and ratings, with the Veteran receiving a 30% rating for hysterectomy from November 15, 2019, and separate 30% ratings for bilateral salpingectomy. The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD) is denied.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disability, left and right upper extremity radiculopathy, and bilateral hand tremors but denied service connection for a disability manifested by symptoms of fatigue, snoring, and daytime sleepiness, claimed as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for irritable bowel syndrome, an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for psoriasis of the scalp, and an initial rating of 40 percent or higher for thoracic spine strain.
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