The Veteran's claims for higher ratings and service connection were denied. The highest schedular rating of 50 percent was assigned for the service-connected status post total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, which is currently rated as resolved.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show findings consistent with severe incomplete paralysis or other exceptional circumstances that would warrant a higher evaluation under the applicable rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- status post total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, low back strain, right Bell's Palsy with mild residual eyelid closure difficulty (Bell's Palsy), bilateral plantar fasciitis, right knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2011
- Citation
- 1104158
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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