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.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of chronic vaginitis or a nexus to military service, and the Veteran's symptoms were more appropriately considered as acute conditions without residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- vaginitis, right inguinal lymphadenopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25009046
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 831 · Granted: 48% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted, while other claims were denied or remanded.
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