The Board has found that the Veteran's currently diagnosed PCOS is related to her military service and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: A VA examination report indicates that the Veteran's in-service symptoms of weight gain, irregular menstrual cycles, and extreme abdominal cramping are consistent with PCOS, even if she wasn't diagnosed until after service.
- Claimed conditions
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), De Quervain's tenosynovitis of the bilateral wrists, Bilateral shoulder disorder, Chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs), Cervicitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2016
- Citation
- 1630275
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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.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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