The Board denied the veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) because the symptoms did not require continuous treatment.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the lack of evidence showing that the Veteran's pelvic pain amounted to a functional impairment of earning capacity.
- Claimed conditions
- pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25005451
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 878 · Granted: 36% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation A25005451.
What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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