The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for hysterectomy due to uterine fibroids is denied. The Board granted the Veteran's TDIU, excluding periods of temporary total evaluations.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluded her from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- uterine fibroids, residual urinary frequency and incontinence, surgical scar, female sexual arousal dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 8, 2022
- Citation
- 22050929
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