The Veteran's claim for service connection for an ovarian disorder is remanded due to the need for a new medical opinion regarding her diagnosis and its etiology.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not clearly discuss the probative evidence of in-service symptomatology and post-service diagnosis, necessitating a new opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- polycystic ovarian syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19146960
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
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- Partly granted
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