The Board denied service connection for cystitis and a rating in excess of 30 percent for herniated surgical scarring, but granted a separate rating for endometriosis. The effective date for the 30 percent rating for herniated surgical scarring was not changed.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing that cystitis or interstitial cystitis was incurred in service and there is insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between current symptoms of cystitis and service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Cystitis, Endometriosis with adhesions of the bowel
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2016
- Citation
- 1633238
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What this means for you
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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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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