The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating require additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding her HPV condition and headaches.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to provide a rationale for their opinion on whether the Veteran’s HPV clearly and unmistakably was not aggravated beyond its natural progression by active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV) genital warts, vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia and benign fibroepithelial polyp, labia status post excision
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19191109
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Decisions by this judge: 961 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for lumbar strain was dismissed due to her request for withdrawal. The Board also remanded the issues of service connection for HPV and vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia and benign fibroepithelial polyp, labia status post excision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right shoulder disability and migraines/chronic headaches are remanded for additional development due to insufficient opinions on the etiology of her conditions.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar spine arthritis is aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service connected due to his fear of hostile military activity during his Vietnam service.
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