The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for vaginal and breast cysts, finding that there is no evidence to support these conditions began during her military service or are related to any in-service injury or disease.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no objective medical evidence of a current condition and concluded that the Veteran’s reported symptoms were more likely due to general constitution, environmental factors, and past surgeries rather than an in-service event.
- Claimed conditions
- vaginal cyst, breast cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20042327
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What this means for you
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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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