The Veteran's service connection claims for a vaginal condition and menstrual disorders have been denied as there is no evidence to support that these conditions are related to her military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found the Veteran’s current diagnoses of vulvar lichen planus, vaginal candidiasis, and dysmenorrhea unrelated to her service.
- Claimed conditions
- vaginal condition, menstrual disorders
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19141059
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