The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and development of evidence.
The deciding factor: The case requires further examination and opinion regarding the relationship between the veteran's current conditions and her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- menstrual disorder with iron deficiency and hysterectomy, rectocele, cystocele, and uterine descent, breast pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0607758
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
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