The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of pharyngitis and viral syndrome, as well as for polycystic ovarian syndrome. However, these claims are still pending because further evidence is needed to determine if the conditions existed during or were aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: Further medical examination is required to establish whether the Veteran's current disabilities are related to her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- pharyngitis, viral syndrome, polycystic ovarian syndrome, infertility
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20060118
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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 Veteran's claims for hypertension and pharyngitis were denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.,The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied because the audiometric results did not meet the criteria for a disability under VA standards.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's infertility, claimed as azoospermia, is related to his military service and the Board has granted entitlement to service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and persistent depressive disorder, assigning a 70 percent rating effective October 3, 2023. Service connection for polycystic ovarian syndrome is also granted.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found the May 8, 2020 Request for Higher-Level Review timely and remanded the service connection claims for infertility and sleep apnea.
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