The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's hysterectomy is related to her service, specifically her use of 'first generation' birth control medication during service in the 1960s.
The deciding factor: A medical opinion is needed to address the relationship between the Veteran's use of birth control medication and the development of a cyst that necessitated a total hysterectomy in 1996.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of reproductive organs (total hysterectomy)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2014
- Citation
- 1438262
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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