The Board has determined that the Veteran's hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, anterior right fibroid, and endometriosis are related to her service-connected conditions. The appeal is granted.
The deciding factor: VA medical records indicate ongoing treatment for painful menstrual periods, abdominal cramps, and other gynecological issues prior to the Veteran's total hysterectomy in June 2009. The examiner opined that these conditions were likely due to her pre-existing service-connected endometriosis and uterine fibroids.
- Claimed conditions
- Total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, Anterior right fibroid, Endometriosis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2017
- Citation
- 1727761
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