The Veteran's claim for service connection for a hysterectomy due to fibroids with left ovarian cystectomy and cystotomy repair is being remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with her temporary total disability rating claim. The case will be readjudicated after completing the necessary development.
The deciding factor: The claims are interrelated, requiring simultaneous review for proper adjudication.
- Claimed conditions
- fibroids, menorrhagia, ovarian cysts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 12, 2010
- Citation
- 1030248
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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.
- Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed because the issues of service connection for various conditions are not ripe for appellate consideration.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher disability ratings or service connection.
- Dismissed
The Veteran requested the withdrawal of all issues currently on appeal, and the Board dismissed the appeals.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for fibroids, finding that the Veteran's fibroids are related to her active-duty service.
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