The Veteran's claims for service connection for dysfunctional uterine bleeding and an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, to include depression are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of her medical records.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- futile uterine bleeding, acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, to include depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2012
- Citation
- 1237141
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board remanded claims for bilateral carpel tunnel syndrome, right knee disability, and drug addiction due to new evidence. Claims for PTSD, other psychiatric disabilities, and drug addiction were denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for dysfunctional uterine bleeding, irregular menses, SMC prior to July 15, 2013, service connection for a throat disability secondary to GERD, and rating in excess of 30 percent for GERD due to non-compliance with previous remand orders.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied as the evidence does not show any current disabilities related to active service.
- Partly granted
The Board has granted service connection for dysfunctional uterine bleeding and remanded the issues of postoperative residuals of breast reduction surgery and an undiagnosed illness. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities include loss of use of a creative organ.
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