The Veteran's appeal is remanded for obtaining all relevant VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to address her claimed disability due to hormonal abnormalities, secondary to the residuals of status post hysterectomy. The examiner will provide opinions on whether any acquired psychiatric disability (panic disorder) was proximately due or aggravated by her service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims require additional development as there are outstanding VA treatment records and a need for another VA examination to address the claimed disability.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic cervicitis with squamous metaplasia, pelvic adhesions, left salpingo oophorectomy, acquired psychiatric disability (panic disorder)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2018
- Citation
- 18130040
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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 remands the appeal for a medical opinion to determine if any gynecological disorder, including reproductive damage and adhesive disease, is related to service or a service-connected disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hysterectomy and pelvic adhesions to obtain an addendum VA medical opinion.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeal for a restoration of a 10 percent rating for the residuals of an oophorectomy related to ovarian cysts and pelvic adhesions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented her from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to November 1, 2005. The Board has remanded the case for extra-schedular consideration.
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