The Board denied service connection for pelvic inflammatory disease with an ovarian cyst in 1992, concluding that there was no evidence of these conditions during or immediately after service. The Veteran's motion argued for CUE based on the presence of a cyst in 1988, but the Board found that this error did not manifestly change the outcome.
The deciding factor: The absence of medical evidence diagnosing pelvic inflammatory disease and an ovarian cyst following service provided adequate support for the denial of her claim for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Ovarian Cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 16, 2011
- Citation
- 1130304
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