The veteran's claims for service connection and compensation pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. ¶ 1151 (West Supp. 2002) for a hysterectomy were remanded by the Board of Veterans' Appeals due to incomplete development.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims file was not fully developed, particularly regarding her claim for compensation pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. ¶ 1151 (West Supp. 2002) for a hysterectomy and the need for additional notification and development under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative residuals of a total hysterectomy, left salpingo oophorectomy, lysis of adhesions, ruptured left ovary, uterine fibroids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2004
- Citation
- 0406049
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for uterine fibroids, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for uterine fibroids due to a duty to assist error.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew all pending appeals before the Board promulgated a decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for uterine fibroids due to a lack of complete service treatment records and service personnel records from the Veteran's reserve duty.
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