The Board dismissed the appeal because no timely substantive appeal was received regarding service connection for vaginal bleeding.
The deciding factor: No timely substantive appeal was submitted by the Veteran or her representative.
- Claimed conditions
- vaginal bleeding, gynecological issues including but not limited to hormonal imbalances, excessive bleeding, cessation of menstruation and lack of cessation of lactation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19193632
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal of the issue of service connection for high triglycerides is dismissed. The issues of service connection for sinus condition, diabetes mellitus, type II, residuals of ureteral stent, vaginal bleeding, hysterectomy, uterine fibroids, and fibrocystic breasts are remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for vaginal bleeding has been remanded due to procedural defects and the need for a Statement of the Case.
- Partly granted
The Veteran has presented new and material evidence to reopen her claim for service connection for gynecological disorder, including pelvic pain and vaginal bleeding. The Board finds that the submitted evidence raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating this claim.
- Granted
The Board has granted a 30% disability evaluation for fibroid tumors from January 21, 1994 to June 20, 1995. The veteran's postoperative residuals of hysterectomy are currently rated at 50%. The case is remanded for further development.
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