The Veteran's service-connected post-operative transabdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with resolving tender incision is found to be the cause of her diagnosed disabilities, including cervical spine degenerative arthritis, left knee degenerative arthritis, patellofemoral degenerative arthritis, right knee degenerative arthritis, patellofemoral degenerative arthritis status post arthroscopy, left shoulder degenerative arthritis, right hand degenerative arthritis, and right wrist degenerative arthritis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's diagnosed disabilities are found to be a direct result of her service-connected post-operative transabdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with resolving tender incision due to estrogen deficiency caused by the surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine degenerative arthritis, left knee degenerative arthritis, other than posttraumatic, left knee patellofemoral degenerative arthritis, right knee degenerative arthritis, other than posttraumatic, right knee patellofemoral degenerative arthritis status post arthroscopy, left shoulder degenerative arthritis, other than posttraumatic, right hand degenerative arthritis, other than posttraumatic, right wrist degenerative arthritis, other than posttraumatic
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2026
- Citation
- A26004412
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- Granted
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