The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating of 50 percent for service-connected status post hysterectomy is granted. The current effective date for this grant is May 11, 2017. The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for urinary incontinence prior to April 15, 2019 and from April 15, 2019 onwards are denied. The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for status post hysterectomy is also denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected status post hysterectomy was assigned a 30 percent rating under DC 7618 as her hysterectomy took place in July 1997. A higher 50 percent disability rating, but no greater, is warranted for the current severity of the Veteran’s service-connected status post hysterectomy.
- Claimed conditions
- status post hysterectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2019
- Citation
- A19002147
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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