The Veteran's claim for service connection for a gynecological disability is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran has any actual disabilities or diseases related to her claimed gynecological issues.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical dysplasia, CIN I, human papillomavirus (HPV)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2018
- Citation
- 1816611
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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).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for anxiety and HPV due to a failure to obtain adequate medical examinations and opinions concerning these conditions. The Veteran's personal assault during military service is alleged as the cause of her current diagnosed mental health issues.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, while also denying an initial compensable rating for human papillomavirus (HPV).
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for service-connected cervical dysplasia, as there was no evidence that her symptoms required continuous treatment.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for cervical dysplasia, tension headaches, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), and denied increased ratings for right elbow flexion, supination and pronation, extension, and scars. The Board also remanded claims for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and irritable bowel syndrome.
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