The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for uterine fibroids and a right knee disability. The decision found no nexus between the Veteran's current condition and her service.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a link between the Veteran's uterine fibroids and her service, as evidenced by the December 2002 VA examination which concluded that the claim could not be substantiated based on available records.
- Claimed conditions
- uterine fibroids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 19, 2009
- Citation
- 0931026
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for uterine fibroids, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for uterine fibroids due to a duty to assist error.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew all pending appeals before the Board promulgated a decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for uterine fibroids due to a lack of complete service treatment records and service personnel records from the Veteran's reserve duty.
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