The Board has remanded the case for further development and reconsideration of service connection claims, including a gynecological disorder (cervical dysplasia), an upper respiratory condition (COPD), a psychiatric disorder (depressive disorder, NOS), and a liver disorder (hepatitis C).
The deciding factor: The Board found the VA opinions insufficient to decide the claim for cervical dysplasia due to incomplete information and potential inaccuracies in the examiner's rationale.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical dysplasia, upper respiratory condition (COPD), psychiatric disorder (depressive disorder, NOS), liver disorder (hepatitis C)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20068811
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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for service-connected cervical dysplasia, as there was no evidence that her symptoms required continuous treatment.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for cervical dysplasia, tension headaches, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), and denied increased ratings for right elbow flexion, supination and pronation, extension, and scars. The Board also remanded claims for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and irritable bowel syndrome.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for cervical dysplasia, finding that the Veteran's condition had its onset during active service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted the reopening of claims for service connection for painful urination and left thigh joint pain, but denied the claim for infectious gastro and colitis. The Board also denied increased ratings for migraines, cervical strain, lumbar spine disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and GERD.
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