The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current chronic gynecological disability and therefore, service connection for residuals of a miscarriage, status-post dilation and curettage with history of abnormal pap smears, status-post loop electrosurgical excision procedure, vaginal warts, endometritis, and episiotomy is denied. The remaining issues on appeal are also addressed.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show the Veteran currently has a chronic gynecological disability that can be linked to her in-service conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- miscarriage, dilation and curettage, status-post loop electrosurgical excision procedure, vaginal warts, endometritis, episiotomy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2017
- Citation
- 1758843
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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).
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