The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of VA examination and outstanding private treatment records.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not receive a VA examination in connection with her claims, which is required by regulations. Additionally, no attempt was made to obtain her outstanding private treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- uterine fibroids, residuals of hysterectomy (intermittent pelvic pain and sexual and genitourinary dysfunction), prolapsed bladder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2018
- Citation
- 18142620
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for uterine fibroids, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for uterine fibroids due to a duty to assist error.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew all pending appeals before the Board promulgated a decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for uterine fibroids due to a lack of complete service treatment records and service personnel records from the Veteran's reserve duty.
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