The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for PID due to new and material evidence. The case is remanded for a VA examination to determine the etiology of her PID, including whether it is related to her service-connected PTSD or an STI resulting from MST.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim for service connection for PID.
- Claimed conditions
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20037101
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for pelvic inflammatory disease due to her failure to report for a scheduled VA examination without good cause.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's PID symptoms did not require continuous treatment, and therefore, an initial compensable disability rating is denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's PID is related to service, including her in-service sexual assault and gynecological operations. A new VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed PID.,The Veteran's Pfannenstiel incision scar was aggravated by active service. An addendum opinion is needed regarding whether this aggravation occurred beyond its natural progression.,The preexisting right oophorectomy did not increase in severity during service, and there is no evidence of aggravation due to PID. An addendum opinion is needed regarding the relationship between the Veteran's back disability and her PID.,PID may be related to the Veteran's in-service sexual assault and gynecological operations. A clarification opinion is needed to determine whether the Veteran's in-service symptoms align with how her current PID developed.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted an earlier effective date of July 15, 2016 for the grant of service connection for resection of the colon as secondary to service-connected pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). The Veteran's claim included her colon condition from the outset.
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