The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for the scar and right salpingo-oophorectomy was granted, effective May 8, 2013. She requested an earlier effective date but was denied.
The deciding factor: The VA found that there was not a factually ascertainable worsening of symptoms in the year prior to the effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- Residual Scar from Umbilical Hernia Repair, Right Salpingo-Oophorectomy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 22, 2022
- Citation
- 22010171
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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.
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- Granted
The Veteran's increased rating claim for her hysterectomy is granted, with a maximum disability rating of 50 percent.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's total abdominal hysterectomy and right salpingo-oophorectomy were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service, and is not proximately due to or aggravated by a service-connected disability.
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