The veteran is seeking compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for recurrent urinary and vaginal problems, but the appeal has not been fully developed due to a lack of VCAA-compliant notice.
The deciding factor: The claim was remanded previously without full compliance with VCAA requirements.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent urinary problems, vaginal problems
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 19, 2004
- Citation
- 0422920
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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 found no evidence of a chronic condition during service or within the applicable presumptive period, and there is no continuity of symptomatology after service. The Veteran's claims for gastroenteritis, vaginal problems, pharyngitis/laryngitis, and sinusitis were denied as the preponderance of the evidence does not support a link between these conditions and her military service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including residuals of a left great toe injury, bilateral knee pain, gastroenteritis, vaginal problems, and sinusitis. The appeals were based on direct evidence without any presumption or secondary linkage to prior conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including vaginal problems, mitral valve prolapse, hysterectomy, thyroid disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, and chronic hypoglycemia. The decision also addressed a claim for Epstein-Barr virus but did not address it in detail.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence, resulting in a final determination. The issues remain unresolved.
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