The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed disability of dysfunctional uterine bleeding. The examiner is asked to provide opinions on whether the Veteran's diagnosed conditions are related to service.
The deciding factor: The appeal requires further evaluation by a VA examiner to determine if the Veteran's current diagnoses, including abnormal uterine bleeding, pelvic pain, atypical glandular cells on PAP, and ovarian cysts, are related to her active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- abnormal uterine bleeding, pelvic pain, atypical glandular cells on PAP, ovarian cysts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21001002
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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
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