The Board has ordered a remand due to insufficient examination, and the case is returned for further development.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not adequately address the issues requested by the November 2006 Board remand regarding the etiology of vaginitis and whether it was aggravated during service.
- Claimed conditions
- vaginitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2009
- Citation
- 0948024
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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 granted service connection for chronic bronchitis and found that the Veteran's vaginitis does not warrant a compensable evaluation during the appeal period.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected PTSD does not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing due to her other service-connected conditions and disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for psoriasis, an eye disability, residuals of left eye trauma, vaginitis, migraine, and costochondritis as the Veteran refused to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause. The lumbar spine, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy claims were also denied based on insufficient evidence.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted, while other claims were denied or remanded.
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