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Bookieboo79

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    Bookieboo79 reacted to paulstrgn in Hysterectomy Post-Service   
    Welcome to Hadit Bookieboo79. GB has good advice; you may also need an IMO (independent medical opinion) to tie your hysterectomy to your military medical treatment. If you do decide to go with a VSO make sure that they understand what you want to file and that they know how to file for it. If they say you do not qualify and should not file, then find a new VSO. Personally, I think you can file for your disabilities on your own, after all no one is more interested in your disabilities than you are. 
    I also highly recommend you going through your medical records (if you have not already) and make sure that you have filed for all the disabilities that you are entitled to. Also, make sure that you file for any disabilities that are secondary to your rated disabilities or ones you are getting ready to file for. I personally have 9 rated disabilities that are secondary to other disabilities.
    Good luck!
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    Bookieboo79 reacted to GBArmy in Hysterectomy Post-Service   
    Hi Bookieboo79 Welcome to Hadit Yes, you can submit a claim for any illness or physical or mental injury that occured while you were in service, called service connection, or s-c. You need evidence in your service treatment records of the surgeries that you had; if you don't have them, the VA has a duty to assist to get them for you. If you had a total histerectomy outside the VA, I would get those records as well to submit. You have to sign a release to the hospital to get them released, but that is your info so they have to provide. If you look up http://www.militarydisabilitymadeeasy.com/femalereproductive.html#loss you will see diagnostic codes 7617 thru 7620, which lists several removal or loss of reproductive organs. If you have those symptoms you can determine what your disability rating may be. It appears you may be able to get a 20, 30 or even higher rating, so it is worth it to submit a claim. You may want to get a "competent" Veterans Service Officer. VSO, to help you submit. but you probably can do it yourself. You can do this; good luck.
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