The Board has granted service connection for dysmenorrhea but remanded the issue of service connection for PCOS.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not diagnose PCOS during the May 2021 examination, and a clarifying opinion is needed to determine if it is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- dysmenorrhea, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24051131
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeals for the service connection of multiple conditions, including low back disability, bilateral foot disability, cervical spine disability, migraines, right hand and shoulder disabilities, right wrist disability, asthma (claimed as Gulf War Syndrome), chronic fatigue syndrome, dysmenorrhea, irritable bowel syndrome, and sleep disability. As a result, these claims are dismissed.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for gynecological disorders, including endometrial ovarian cysts, dysmenorrhea, and dyspareunia is granted. The effective date is set at June 5, 2019.
- Granted
The February 2008 rating decision denying service connection for dysmenorrhea is revised to grant service connection due to errors in the determination.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal because the August 2025 proposal to sever service connection for dysmenorrhea was not a final rating decision.
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