The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations and the provision of proper VCAA notice regarding her PTSD claim based on in-service personal assault.
The deciding factor: VA needs to provide a thorough examination and opinion to assess the current severity and manifestations of the Veteran's adenomyosis, hepatitis B, acquired psychiatric disorders, and nasal conditions. Additionally, VA must ensure proper VCAA notice is provided for her PTSD claim based on in-service personal assault.
- Claimed conditions
- adenomyosis, hepatitis B, an acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2018
- Citation
- 1801720
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for cirrhosis of the liver and hepatitis B, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a neck disability, back disability, GERD, hepatitis B, atopic dermatitis, and OSA. Tinnitus was denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to ensure necessary efforts are undertaken by VA to obtain the Veteran's outstanding service and personnel records from her periods of reserve service, and to obtain an addendum VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's adenomyosis.
- Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's requests for extensions of time to file appeals regarding rating decisions that denied service connection for hepatitis B and tinnitus, finding no good cause for late filings.
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