The Board has decided that there is insufficient evidence to determine if the Veteran's bilateral salpingo oophorectomy and tender scars on her abdomen are related to her active service. The case is being sent back for further review.
The deciding factor: The addendum opinion is needed to address whether the prominence of the left adnexa noted during service could be etiologically related to the bilateral salpingo oophorectomy.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral salpingo oophorectomy, tender scars on the abdomen
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18121637
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What this means for you
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