The veteran's appeal is to have her initial rating for residuals of a hysterectomy increased from 30 percent to higher. The case has been remanded due to the need for additional development, including employment records and hospitalization information.
The deciding factor: The case requires further development to determine if the veteran qualifies for extra-schedular consideration based on marked interference with her employment or frequent periods of hospitalization related to her service-connected hysterectomy residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a hysterectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2004
- Citation
- 0411492
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a hysterectomy and skin disability affecting the bilateral feet, as these conditions are not attributable to active military service or secondary to any service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of a hysterectomy, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of a hysterectomy and denied service connection for a peritoneal mass.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a compensable disability rating for trichomoniasis and remanded the issue of service connection for residuals of a hysterectomy.
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