The Veteran's service connection claim for surgical scars of the abdomen resulting from September 2009 and June 2010 surgeries is granted. The issue of compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for failure to remove left ovary is dismissed as a matter of law.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service connection claim was granted because the additional scars are considered secondary to her already service-connected status post total abdominal hysterectomy with left and right salpingo-oophorectomy. The issue of compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for failure to remove left ovary is dismissed as she is already in receipt of compensation for the residual scars.
- Claimed conditions
- surgical scars of the abdomen, left ovary
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19107516
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