The Board granted a 30 percent rating for vaginitis effective February 3, 2023, as the Veteran's symptoms were not controlled by continuous treatment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of vaginitis were chronic and recurrent, and creams, pills, and other treatments had not helped relieve her symptoms throughout the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- vaginitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25043418
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.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted, while other claims were denied or remanded.
- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for bacterial vaginitis but denied the claims for revision of a January 2017 rating decision that denied service connection for vaginitis on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) and for service connection for right inguinal lymphadenopathy, to include as secondary to a service-connected disability.
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