The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of dysfunctional uterine bleeding was denied as there is no evidence that the Veteran filed a formal or informal claim prior to July 15, 2010. The earliest effective date assigned is July 15, 2010.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's initial claim for service connection was denied in January 2006 and did not include dysfunctional uterine bleeding. She filed a supplemental claim seeking service connection for dysfunctional uterine bleeding in July 2010, which resulted in the grant of service connection with an effective date of July 15, 2010.
- Claimed conditions
- dysfunctional uterine bleeding
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2018
- Citation
- 1806501
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, with the exception of asthma or bronchitis. The Board has also reopened her previously denied claims and remanded two issues: entitlement to more than a 10 percent rating for follicular cervicitus with PID and entitlement to service connection for a respiratory disability (asthma or bronchitis).
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, gastrointestinal disorder, fatigue, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, and whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for dysplasia.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's reproductive system disorders, including endometriosis, ovarian cysts, fibroids, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, hysterectomy, and residuals of hysterectomy, were incurred in service or as a result of disorders during service.
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