The Board has vacated its June 2018 decision denying an initial compensable rating for fibroids with menometrorrhagia and remanded the case to consider new evidence and provide a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was not fully addressed due to outstanding private treatment records, which were requested but not obtained. The Board found this constituted a failure of due process.
- Claimed conditions
- fibroids, menometrorrhagia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19145887
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 Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher disability ratings or service connection.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for fibroids, finding that the Veteran's fibroids are related to her active-duty service.
- Denied
The Board denied the claims for service connection for a hysterectomy, endometriosis, ovarian cysts, and fibroids, as well as entitlement to special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ due to lack of new and relevant evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including migraines, tinnitus, sleep disorder, recurrent fainting, bowel condition, hysterectomy, ovarian cysts, scar tissue, miscarriage, fibroids, heavy menstruation, skin disorder, hair loss condition, and stiff-man syndrome, due to gaps in the Veteran's service treatment records and inadequate medical opinions.
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