The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for her service-connected status post supracervical total abdominal hysterectomy was denied as the evidence did not support removal of both ovaries, which would be required for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not reflect that the Veteran's ovaries have been removed, and thus a higher rating is not warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- status post supracervical total abdominal hysterectomy, left ovary removal
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2017
- Citation
- 1741825
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for left ovary removal was dismissed as an improper concurrent election.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for left ovary removal, gastritis, and right wrist disability have been granted. Service connection is also granted for PTSD with major depressive disorder from the effective date of July 22, 2018.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to issue a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC) with respect to the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for status post supracervical total abdominal hysterectomy. The SSOC must consider all evidence associated with the record since the December 2014 statement of the case.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA medical records and scheduling a gynecological examination. The appeal is also remanded to consider entitlement to an increased rating for a right ovarian cyst.
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