The Veteran's endometriosis is rated at a maximum of 50 percent, effective March 12, 2012. The Board also granted entitlement to TDIU based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's endometriosis warranted a 50% rating due to persistent symptoms including pelvic pain and heavy or irregular bleeding not controlled by treatment, which included lesions involving bowel or bladder confirmed by laparoscopy. The Board also found that her PTSD, migraine headaches, bilateral trapezius myalgia and spasms, and lumbar spine disability precluded her from substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- endometriosis, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), migraine headaches, bilateral trapezius myalgia and spasms, lumbar spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 13, 2021
- Citation
- 21063278
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
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