The Board has granted service connection for endometriosis and a total hysterectomy, finding that the Veteran's in-service endometriosis played a significant role leading up to her need for a hysterectomy.
The deciding factor: Both medical evidence and lay testimony support the conclusion that the Veteran's in-service endometriosis contributed significantly to her need for a total hysterectomy.
- Claimed conditions
- cystic fibroids of the ovary and uterus, endometriosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1015527
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims of service connection for a back disability, endometriosis, thyroid condition, and chronic fatigue syndrome due to new evidence submitted since the last final denial. The claims are now considered on their merits.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for hemorrhagic ovarian cysts and denied service connection for endometriosis.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for depressive disorder, cervical strain (claimed as cervical spine condition), lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease, tinnitus, endometriosis, female sexual arousal disorder, and urinary frequency. The Veteran's claims for these conditions are supported by medical evidence linking them to her military service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran requested to withdraw her appeal regarding the combination of evaluations for endometriosis, uterine fibroids, and bilateral cysts with one 30 percent rating. The Board dismissed this issue as withdrawn.
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