The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions, including POTS, endometriosis, and breast fibroadenomas. The AOJ is required to verify potential exposure to environmental hazards at Fort McClellan during active duty for training from January 1978 to April 1978, obtain all relevant medical records, and provide a VA medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any diagnosed conditions.
The deciding factor: The AOJ is required to verify potential exposure to environmental hazards at Fort McClellan during active duty for training from January 1978 to April 1978, obtain all relevant medical records, and provide a VA medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any diagnosed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS), endometriosis, bilateral breast fibroadenomas, status-post lumpectomies, residual bilateral breast scars, status-post lumpectomies, right forearm lipoma, chronic iron deficiency anemia, Sjogren’s syndrome, a bilateral eye disorder, to include dry eyes, a dental disorder due to dry mouth
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20033597
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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.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims of service connection for a back disability, endometriosis, thyroid condition, and chronic fatigue syndrome due to new evidence submitted since the last final denial. The claims are now considered on their merits.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for hemorrhagic ovarian cysts and denied service connection for endometriosis.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for depressive disorder, cervical strain (claimed as cervical spine condition), lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease, tinnitus, endometriosis, female sexual arousal disorder, and urinary frequency. The Veteran's claims for these conditions are supported by medical evidence linking them to her military service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran requested to withdraw her appeal regarding the combination of evaluations for endometriosis, uterine fibroids, and bilateral cysts with one 30 percent rating. The Board dismissed this issue as withdrawn.
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