The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale in the previous VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's hysterectomy is related to her service-connected right oophorectomy and fibroids.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide adequate rationale for why the Veteran’s hysterectomy was unrelated to her service-connected conditions, specifically her right oophorectomy and fibroids.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a hysterectomy, fibroids
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2020
- Citation
- 20072359
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 claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher disability ratings or service connection.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of a hysterectomy, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for fibroids, finding that the Veteran's fibroids are related to her active-duty service.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a compensable disability rating for trichomoniasis and remanded the issue of service connection for residuals of a hysterectomy.
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