The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for HPV and for a higher rating for PTSD. The Veteran is also seeking TDIU.
The deciding factor: The VA examination did not provide sufficient evidence to determine if the Veteran currently has HPV, as there was no recent medical evidence of her condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2018
- Citation
- 18122940
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right shoulder disability, HPV, and erectile dysfunction are remanded due to inadequate or insufficient opinions in the VA examinations. The AOJ is instructed to schedule new VA examinations and obtain additional medical opinions as needed.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected Cervical Intra-Epithelial (CIN) III/human papillomavirus (HPV) is rated as noncompensable. The Board has ordered remand for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of her condition and determine if she has lost use of one or more creative organs due to her service-connected conditions. Additionally, the Veteran's entitlement to SMC(k) based on loss of use of a creative organ is also remanded.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100% since July 21, 2017. Service connection for HPV and sleep apnea are granted. The remaining issues (neck disability, low back disability, seizures of the left/right side of the body, right ankle disability, migraine headaches, and tremors) remain pending.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for HPV was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability and the Board found that any HPV infection she may have had during service resolved without residuals.,PTSD was evaluated at 50% and the Veteran’s TDIU claim was also denied.
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