The Veteran's amenorrhea and pelvic inflammatory disease are rated at the maximum available 30 percent under both old and new rating criteria, effective June 30, 1994.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence established that the Veteran's amenorrhea and pelvic inflammatory disease were most appropriately classified as severe, warranting a 30 percent evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- amenorrhea, pelvic inflammatory disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 30, 2010
- Citation
- 1037212
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