The Board has decided to remand the case due to an unclear classification of PCOS as a congenital defect or disease, and for further medical opinion regarding its service connection.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for a definitive medical opinion regarding whether PCOS is a congenital defect or disease, and if it was preexisting and not aggravated during service.
- Claimed conditions
- polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20050680
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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: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for a lumbar spine disability, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), endometriosis, and fatty liver as they were untimely filed. The appeal for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is pending under the Hearing docket.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a hysterectomy as secondary to PCOS but granted a 10 percent disability rating for the Veteran's polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) because it was manifested by symptoms that required continuous treatment and were controlled by such treatment.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) based on the evidence showing continuous treatment.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied readjudication of the claim for service connection for polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) as new and relevant evidence has not been presented.
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