The Board has determined that the Veteran's menopausal symptoms and worsening stress urinary incontinence are due to an event not reasonably foreseeable, caused by VA treatment for a hysterectomy. As such, the claim is granted.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion indicated that the Veteran's residuals were directly related to her hysterectomy, which was performed as part of standard care. The examiner also noted that these complications (menopausal symptoms and urinary incontinence) are known risks of surgeries, suggesting they were not reasonably foreseeable events.
- Claimed conditions
- menopausal symptoms, stress urinary incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 6, 2017
- Citation
- 1725499
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What this means for you
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