The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating of 50 percent for service-connected status post hysterectomy is granted. The 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 is 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 rated at 30 percent prior to April 15, 2019 and at 50 percent thereafter. The current rating of 50 percent is the highest available under the applicable diagnostic code (DC 7617).
- 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
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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