The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and unexplained bleeding (endometriosis) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. The case will be further examined to determine if these conditions are related to her PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's hysterectomy and endometriosis were caused or aggravated by her service-connected PTSD, specifically due to in-service military sexual trauma (MST).
- Claimed conditions
- Total abdominal hysterectomy, Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, Unexplained bleeding (endometriosis)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2022
- Citation
- 22062345
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a total hysterectomy, finding that it was not caused or aggravated by her service-connected bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy condition.
- Denied
The Veteran's bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy is denied as not related to her service-connected recurrent right ovarian cyst. The ratings for left and right knee chondromalacia are also denied due to lack of evidence showing more than the currently assigned 10 percent disability.
- Denied
The Board found that the original 50% rating for residuals of a total abdominal hysterectomy and left ovary removal was based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) due to incorrect application of regulatory provisions, thus reducing it to 30%. The reduction is denied as there is no law permitting restoration of a higher rating.
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