The Veteran's claims for service connection for pelvic adhesions, chronic gynecological disability (including menorrhagia and dysmenorrheal), and major depressive disorder have been granted. The claim for pelvic adhesion was reopened due to new evidence received since the previous denial in 1999.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's private physician provided a positive opinion linking her current disabilities to service, which satisfied the threshold requirement of new and material evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- pelvic adhesions, chronic vaginal bleeding, chronic pelvic pain, menorrhagia, dysmenorrheal
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19185598
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,036 · Granted: 27% (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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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
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