The veteran's claim for service connection for a hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy is being remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between her in-service menstrual problems and the need for the procedure. The VA will obtain additional medical records and provide an opinion on whether the pre-menstrual syndrome she had in service was related to the endometriosis that led to the hysterectomy.
The deciding factor: The VA needs more information about the connection between the veteran's in-service menstrual problems and her need for a hysterectomy due to hyperplasia.
- Claimed conditions
- hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, dysmenorrhea, endometriosis, pre-menstrual syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2005
- Citation
- 0526498
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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 has reopened the Veteran's claims of service connection for a back disability, endometriosis, thyroid condition, and chronic fatigue syndrome due to new evidence submitted since the last final denial. The claims are now considered on their merits.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for hemorrhagic ovarian cysts and denied service connection for endometriosis.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeals for the service connection of multiple conditions, including low back disability, bilateral foot disability, cervical spine disability, migraines, right hand and shoulder disabilities, right wrist disability, asthma (claimed as Gulf War Syndrome), chronic fatigue syndrome, dysmenorrhea, irritable bowel syndrome, and sleep disability. As a result, these claims are dismissed.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for gynecological disorders, including endometrial ovarian cysts, dysmenorrhea, and dyspareunia is granted. The effective date is set at June 5, 2019.
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