The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for her service-connected pelvic adhesions and a temporary total disability evaluation following her July 8, 2008 hysterectomy. The primary issue was whether her July 8, 2008 hysterectomy was secondary to her service-connected pelvic adhesions.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support the Veteran's claim that her July 8, 2008 hysterectomy was related to her service-connected pelvic adhesions. The Board found that the surgery was more likely for treating a pre-existing condition (condyloma planum, chronic cervicitis, and squamous metaplasia with HPV) rather than her recurrent adhesions.
- Claimed conditions
- pelvic adhesions
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 11, 2014
- Citation
- 1435625
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal for a medical opinion to determine if any gynecological disorder, including reproductive damage and adhesive disease, is related to service or a service-connected disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hysterectomy and pelvic adhesions to obtain an addendum VA medical opinion.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeal for a restoration of a 10 percent rating for the residuals of an oophorectomy related to ovarian cysts and pelvic adhesions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented her from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to November 1, 2005. The Board has remanded the case for extra-schedular consideration.
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