The Board has remanded the claims for endometriosis, pelvic infection with cervicitis, and migraine headaches other than the already service-connected migraine cephalgia due to incomplete development.
The deciding factor: Incomplete development of the claims related to the Veteran's migraine headaches disability as it is unclear whether the claim is seeking service connection or a higher rating for an existing condition.
- Claimed conditions
- endometriosis, pelvic infection with cervicitis, migraine headache
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19192556
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension and remanded the claims for service connection, increased ratings, and TDIU.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection claims, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's migraine headache disability is granted an initial disability rating of 50 percent.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for endometriosis, to include any residuals, based on evidence showing the condition was diagnosed during active duty and led to a subsequent hysterectomy.
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