The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inadequate reasons and bases in its previous decision, including reliance on an inadequate VA opinion. The Veteran's TDIU claim will be reconsidered after a new examination is conducted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the previous decision was based on insufficient factual basis and inadequate VA opinions, necessitating further review and development of the case.
- Claimed conditions
- UTI disability, total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, right fifth toe disability, hysterectomy scar with keloid formation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2014
- Citation
- 1436489
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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 Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, tension headaches with migraine components, and lumbosacral strain and spinal stenosis with degenerative disc disease, prevent her from securing or following substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted TDIU for the entire appeal period.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for a total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ, as there is no legal basis to assign an earlier effective date.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a back disability and remanded the issue of service connection for right fifth toe disability. The decision on the back disability is that it was not incurred or aggravated by service.
- Granted
The Veteran's effective date for a 50% disability rating for total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy is set to August 29, 2015.
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