The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for pelvic inflammatory disease and hysterectomy residuals due to inadequate medical opinions in previous determinations.
The deciding factor: Previous VA examinations were found to be insufficient as they did not address whether there was a diagnosis of PID during the appeal period or provide nexus opinions regarding direct service connection for PID and hysterectomy residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- pelvic inflammatory disease, hysterectomy residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2020
- Citation
- 20000333
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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
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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