The Veteran's claim for service connection for fibroid cysts, claimed as secondary to her service-connected endometriosis with bilateral corpus luteal cysts, is being remanded due to the failure to appear at a scheduled hearing. The case will be returned to the RO for scheduling of a new personal hearing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to appear at the previously scheduled personal hearing and requested rescheduling due to health issues.
- Claimed conditions
- fibroid cysts, endometriosis with bilateral corpus luteal cysts
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2011
- Citation
- 1136903
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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 denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for ovarian cyst, finding that July 12, 2013 is the appropriate effective date based on receipt of a new and material claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the Veteran's skin lesions and major depressive disorder. The rating for residuals of fibroid cysts remains denied.
- Denied
The Board found that the fibroid cysts were not present during service, are not related to service, and are not secondary to the service-connected endometriosis with bilateral corpus luteal cysts. Therefore, the Veteran's claim for service connection for fibroid cysts was denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an extension of the delimiting date for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30 is remanded due to unclear dates and incomplete medical records.
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