The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and locating her SSA disability claim records. A medical opinion will be needed regarding the inferred SMC claim based on loss of use of a creative organ.
The deciding factor: The case must be returned to the RO for further consideration after completing the requested development and obtaining the necessary medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- ovarian cyst, chronic pelvic pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2018
- Citation
- 1822683
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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 issues of entitlement to various disability ratings and service connection for further development, as the current evidence is incomplete.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a bilateral eye condition and an ovarian cyst, but remanded claims for service connection for right hip, right knee, right ankle, bilateral foot, respiratory conditions, and migraine headaches.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hysterectomy, ovarian cyst, and salpingitis as they are inextricably intertwined with each other.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left foot bunion and a compensable rating for a right big toe scar, while remanding several other issues including entitlement to ratings in excess of 10 percent for right foot bunion deformity, ovarian cyst, persistent depressive disorder dysthymia (also claimed as generalized anxiety disorder), cervical strain, and superficial numbness, right distal outer ear.
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