The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a hysterectomy, effective May 11, 1988. The Veteran is also eligible for special monthly compensation (SMC) for loss of use of a creative organ.
The deciding factor: The RO committed clear and unmistakable error in the November 30, 1988 rating decision denying service connection for hysterectomy residuals due to the failure to rebut the presumption of soundness. As such, the outcome would have been manifestly different if the RO had correctly applied the facts and law.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a hysterectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19183303
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,200 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for the residuals of a hysterectomy and migraines have been remanded due to new evidence submitted since the July 2018 rating decision. The Board found that the Veteran has provided new and relevant evidence sufficient to reconsider her claims.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted earlier effective dates for service connection of colon cancer, diabetes mellitus type II, residuals of a hysterectomy, and diabetic neuropathies of the upper and lower extremities. The claims are remanded for further action on TDIU and SMC.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a hysterectomy and skin disability affecting the bilateral feet, as these conditions are not attributable to active military service or secondary to any service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of a hysterectomy, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
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