The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling of hearings before a Decision Review Officer and a Veterans Law Judge.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that the claims need to be further developed by scheduling the Veteran for RO and Board hearings as requested in her request for such hearings.
- Claimed conditions
- painful joints, gynecological disorder, claimed as vagina disease, uterus disease, fallopian tube disease, ovary disease adhesions, uterus displacement/menstrual disturbance
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 29, 2012
- Citation
- 1207658
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right and left ankle disabilities due to a duty-to-assist error.,Service connection will be considered based on the evidence of record.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for muscle pain and painful joints, as there was no evidence of a current disability related to these conditions during the Veteran's active duty or in the years following.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claim for painful joints as it is intertwined with another issue regarding the character of discharge from service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine disabilities, bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis, tinnitus, chronic sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, digestive disabilities including irritable bowel syndrome with abdominal pain and nausea, pelvic organ disabilities, iron deficiency anemia, and genital herpes. Service connection was denied for acne, tendonitis, fibromyalgia, painful joints, left shin splints, right shin splints, left ankle condition, right ankle condition, left carpal tunnel syndrome, right carpal tunnel syndrome, respiratory infection, GERD, PTSD, anxiety condition, manic-depressive reaction, and psychiatric disorder other than unspecified depressive disorder with symptoms of suicidal ideation. An initial 50% rating was granted for the service-connected unspecified depressive disorder.
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