The Board has granted service connection for uterine ablation, but remanded the issue of whether service connection is warranted for a hysterectomy.
The deciding factor: A January 2018 medical opinion established that the Veteran's gynecological condition resulting in endometrial ablation was more likely than not a continuation of irregular bleeding she experienced during service.
- Claimed conditions
- uterine ablation, hysterectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19104272
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for exostosis right foot and bilateral plantar fasciitis, but denied service connection for hysterectomy, left shoulder pain, right shoulder pain, dysmenorrhea, chronic obstructive lung disease, female sexual arousal disorder, and a foot callus.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected headaches were granted a rating of 50 percent, and she was also granted TDIU, DEA, and SMC for the period from March 27, 2017, to August 20, 2017.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's hysterectomy and remanded the claim for service connection for restless leg syndrome.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hysterectomy, right side salpingectomy, and uterine fibroids as well as a compensable rating for residuals of left ovarian cyst and suprapubic abdominal scar due to the lack of evidence linking these conditions to active service or a service-connected disability.
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