The Board has determined that the Veteran's current menstrual disorder, diagnosed as menorrhagia, had its onset during service and continues to persist. Therefore, service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a continuity of symptoms from service through the present day, with no indication of an onset or exacerbation due to any in-service exposure or environmental factors.
- Claimed conditions
- menstrual disorder, menorrhagia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 2, 2016
- Citation
- 1608478
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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