The Board has granted service connection for abdominal and pelvic cramping as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hysterectomy, finding that it is at least as likely as not caused by her hysterectomy.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current abdominal and pelvic cramping was caused by her service-connected hysterectomy due to continuous symptoms since the procedure and post-operative adhesions occurring in 60-90% of patients undergoing major gynecological surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal and pelvic cramping
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20070390
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