The Board has determined that the February 1, 2007 rating decision assigning a 30 percent disability rating for status post-total abdominal hysterectomy was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous. The Veteran's ovaries were not removed during her surgery, which is why she only received a 30 percent evaluation.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show removal of the ovaries during the total abdominal hysterectomy performed in May 2002.
- Claimed conditions
- status post-total abdominal hysterectomy, seborrheic dermatitis/eczema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2017
- Citation
- 1703446
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- Partly granted
The appeal was granted for readjudicating the claim of entitlement to service connection for lethargy, and denied for earlier effective dates for depression with anxious distress and migraine headaches. The claims for service connection were remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected seborrheic dermatitis/eczema is now rated at 60 percent effective as of January 9, 2009. Prior to this date, the condition covered less than 40% of his body or exposed areas and did not require systemic therapy.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits is being remanded due to insufficient recent medical evidence and the need for a VA examination.
- Denied
The veteran's service-connected disabilities are not shown to be productive of a disability picture that precludes her from securing and following some form of substantially gainful employment consistent with her education and work experience. The Board concludes that the veteran is not entitled to a TDIU rating.
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