The Board has dismissed the appeal of entitlement to service connection for a foot disability. The claim of service connection for painful menstrual cramps, also claimed as a total abdominal hysterectomy, is reopened and granted. Service connection is established for residuals of a total abdominal hysterectomy.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's total abdominal hysterectomy was related to her in-service gynecological complaints and treatment, including dysmenorrhea and retroverted uterus.
- Claimed conditions
- Foot disability, Painful menstrual cramps (claimed as a total abdominal hysterectomy), Residuals of a total abdominal hysterectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2014
- Citation
- 1412065
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for tinnitus, a headache disorder, a foot disability, a left ankle disability, a low back disability, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back disability, foot disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to the need for VA examinations.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability, in-service incurrence or aggravation, and a causal relationship between the claimed condition and active duty. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities made him unemployable prior to December 8, 2023. After that date, his disability rating was increased to 100%, making the TDIU issue moot.
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