The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's gynecological conditions to her active service, and denied her claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no objective medical evidence showing a direct link between the Veteran's in-service symptoms and her current diagnosed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- menometrorrhagia, uterine prolapse, right ovarian cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0913276
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inadequate medical opinions and missing VA treatment records. The Veteran's gynecological disorders, including uterine prolapse, are being evaluated in relation to her service-connected PTSD.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the case for further development to determine if the veteran's uterine prolapse and residuals of a hysterectomy are related to her military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to missing military personnel records and service treatment records, which need to be obtained for a thorough review.
- Denied
The Veteran's right ovarian cyst with ovarian failure does not require continuous treatment, and thus is not entitled to a compensable rating.
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