The Board has granted service connection for residuals of hysterectomy, incontinence, and left foot pes planus based on direct service connection due to symptoms that began during service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had symptoms of a gynecological disorder including pelvic pain and prolonged menstrual bleeding that began during service and continued since service separation. The VA examiner found these symptoms were related to the later development of menorrhagia and endometrial hyperplasia, which led to hysterectomy. For left foot pes planus, the Veteran had continuous complaints of pain in the metatarsals and arch from service until diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- menorrhagia status post hysterectomy, incontinence, left foot pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20065113
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for left and right foot pes planus, plantar fasciitis, right ankle pain, left ankle pain, right hip pain, and left hip pain was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of review.
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