The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a total hysterectomy, including pelvic pain, abnormal bleeding, and secondary infertility is granted.,A rating of 10 percent is granted for the Veteran’s service-connected yeast vaginitis.
The deciding factor: New evidence has been submitted that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection for residuals of a total hysterectomy. The Veteran's symptoms related to her service-connected yeast vaginitis require continuous treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"residuals of total hysterectomy","sub_conditions":["pelvic pain","abnormal bleeding","secondary infertility"]}, {"condition_name":"yeast vaginitis"}, {"condition_name":"Bartholin cyst"}, {"condition_name":"extraction of tooth number 19"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19144807
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.
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