The Board found that the Veteran's cervical cancer was not related to her service, as there was no evidence of dysplasia or cancer until many years after separation and a VA examiner concluded that cervical cancer is not caused by birth control pills taken in service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence is against a finding of service connection for the Veteran's cervical cancer due to lack of evidence showing its onset during service or within a reasonable time thereafter, and no competent medical evidence linking it to any incident of service including use of birth control pills.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2009
- Citation
- 0908862
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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