The Board has granted service connection for a gynecological condition, including a uterine mass, finding that the Veteran's current disability had its onset in service.
The deciding factor: The expert medical opinion supported by other evidence of record found it at least as likely as not that the Veteran’s gynecological conditions had its onset in service.
- Claimed conditions
- gynecological condition, uterine mass
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18160247
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a gynecological condition, including infertility, and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, a bilateral knee condition, and a back condition (including back pain) based on new and relevant evidence. The claim for a gynecological condition was denied.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for right ear hearing loss was dismissed due to a failure to file a notice of disagreement within one year of the denial letter. The claim for gynecological condition is remanded due to an incomplete VA medical examination and unobtained private records.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal was withdrawn by the appellant, and therefore, it is dismissed.
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