The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's gynecological disability, including her partial hysterectomy and condyloma. The VA is instructed to obtain missing service separation records, update clinical records, and schedule a VA examination for an opinion on the relationship between the Veteran's current diagnoses and her in-service conditions.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's gynecological disability, including her partial hysterectomy and condyloma. The VA is instructed to obtain missing service separation records, update clinical records, and schedule a VA examination for an opinion on the relationship between the Veteran's current diagnoses and her in-service conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- condyloma, partial hysterectomy residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2018
- Citation
- 18157421
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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 Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational background, thus denying the claim for a TDIU.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale in previous opinions regarding whether the Veteran's partial hysterectomy was related to her service-connected condyloma. Additional development is needed, including obtaining an operative report from Tyndall Air Force Base and a medical opinion on the cause of the hysterectomy.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbar strain and service connection for condyloma, finding that there was no evidence of current disabilities related to these conditions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for service connection for condyloma was dismissed due to her withdrawal of the appeal. The Board granted service connection for PTSD, finding that it is at least as likely as not caused by an in-service sexual assault.
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