The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's ovarian cyst condition, finding that symptoms have resolved and do not require continuous treatment.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence indicated that the Veteran's ovarian cyst symptoms had resolved and she did not require continuous treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- ovarian cyst, fallopian tube blockage with scar (also claimed as uterine scarring)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2024
- Citation
- A24037515
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