The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and further development is needed.
The deciding factor: The examiner failed to address the Veteran's history of recurrent gynecological conditions in service, her February 1993 claim, and the need for a new examination.
- Claimed conditions
- gynecological condition, residuals of hysterectomy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21001066
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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The Board has granted service connection for a gynecological condition, including infertility, and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of a hysterectomy is granted as her condition had its onset in service and is directly related to her military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's bladder condition, female sexual dysfunction (FSAD), hysterectomy residuals, and ovarian cystectomy residuals have been granted service connection. The application to revise the January 2005 rating decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) for infertility, pelvic pain, ovarian cyst, and appendectomy scar has been remanded.
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