The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for menstrual disorders, finding that there is no evidence linking her current conditions to her military service. The Board also found that the presumptive provisions for Gulf War Syndrome do not apply as well.
The deciding factor: The March 2018 VA examiner determined that the Veteran’s endometriosis and fibroids developed after service, and were not related to her in-service symptoms or conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- menstrual disorders
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19181881
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