The Board has remanded the case for an addendum opinion to address whether pre-existing infertility and dysmenorrhea were aggravated during service, as per the October 2016 Board remand directives.
The deciding factor: The examiner used a 'less likely than not' standard instead of the required 'clear and unmistakable' standard in addressing the issue of aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- gynecological disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19165939
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for invasive lobular carcinoma of the right breast, status post bilateral mastectomy and a 10 percent initial rating for right wrist tendonitis. The appeal was denied for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left lower extremity sciatica. Other claims were remanded.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for a gynecological disability, gastrointestinal disability, and genitourinary disability as they were part of an appeal that was already pending.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a gynecological disability, including dysmenorrhea, finding that the Veteran's current condition was a result of her pre-existing gynecological disability and surgery during service. The Board concluded that there was no evidence to show that the pre-existing condition had been aggravated by service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a gynecological disability, including cervical cancer that led to a hysterectomy, finding no evidence linking her current condition to service.
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