The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the Veteran's infertility diagnosis and its relationship to her service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The examiner did not provide an adequate opinion on whether the Veteran had a current diagnosis of infertility or if it was related to military sexual trauma or secondary to her service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Infertility
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20080166
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 claims for service connection for infertility, left and right knee disabilities, and an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as there was not new and relevant evidence submitted within a valid evidentiary window.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for eligibility for authorization of service connected infertility services, to include ART or IVF due to not meeting the required criteria.
- Granted
The Board granted eligibility for the Camp LeJeune Family Medical Program (CLFMP) based on the Appellant's infertility, which was caused by exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for further medical opinion regarding the etiology of infertility.
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