The Board has determined that the Veteran's scarring and numbness from her cesarean section are standard residuals of the surgery, not a complication or medical condition resulting from pregnancy. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's residual loss of sensation in the area of her cesarean section scarring is a standard residual of the surgery and not a complication.
- Claimed conditions
- cesarean section residuals, scarring, numbness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2010
- Citation
- 1030913
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