The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for vaginal bleeding has been remanded due to procedural defects and the need for a Statement of the Case.
The deciding factor: Procedural errors in the case required the issuance of a Statement of the Case, leading to the remand.
- Claimed conditions
- vaginal bleeding, gynecological issues including but not limited to, hormonal imbalances, excessive bleeding, cessation of menstruation, and lack of cessation of lactation
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2017
- Citation
- 1757405
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal because no timely substantive appeal was received regarding service connection for vaginal bleeding.
- Dismissed
The appeal of the issue of service connection for high triglycerides is dismissed. The issues of service connection for sinus condition, diabetes mellitus, type II, residuals of ureteral stent, vaginal bleeding, hysterectomy, uterine fibroids, and fibrocystic breasts are remanded.
- Partly granted
The Veteran has presented new and material evidence to reopen her claim for service connection for gynecological disorder, including pelvic pain and vaginal bleeding. The Board finds that the submitted evidence raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating this claim.
- Granted
The Board has granted a 30% disability evaluation for fibroid tumors from January 21, 1994 to June 20, 1995. The veteran's postoperative residuals of hysterectomy are currently rated at 50%. The case is remanded for further development.
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