The Veteran's fibroid cyst on right ovary, status post hysterectomy, is granted service connection. The initial disability rating for pruritis with dermatographism remains at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence supported a finding of service connection due to the Veteran's complaints and treatment during service, as well as her current diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- fibroid cyst on right ovary, pruritis with dermatographism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19129657
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,035 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's pruritis with dermatographism, affecting the torso and extremities, has been rated at 60 percent since October 5, 2009, to March 21, 2022.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate January 2020 VA examination and insufficient statement of reasons and bases. The Veteran is entitled to a new examination.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating for her service-connected skin condition (pruritis with dermatographism) was denied. The Board found that the Veteran is not entitled to a higher rating based on the current evidence of record, which includes treatment records and examination reports indicating that her skin condition affects less than 20% of her total body area.
- Denied
The Board finds that the Veteran's fibroid cyst on right ovary, status post hysterectomy is not related to active military service and therefore denies her claim for service connection.
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