The Veteran's bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy is denied as not related to her service-connected recurrent right ovarian cyst. The ratings for left and right knee chondromalacia are also denied due to lack of evidence showing more than the currently assigned 10 percent disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was less likely caused by her service-connected recurrent right ovarian cyst. For the knees, the VA examiners noted no significant bone or joint abnormalities but did find mild arthritis and chondromalacia in both knees, which do not warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, Left knee chondromalacia, Right knee chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19121450
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