The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of hysterectomy as secondary to her service-connected ovarian cysts, finding that there is no positive medical nexus evidence linking the two conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner could not determine if the Veteran’s hysterectomy was caused by or aggravated by her service-connected ovarian cysts due to lack of records regarding the etiology of the cysts.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of hysterectomy, ovarian cysts
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19170736
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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