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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21001066
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the other claims. The Veteran's hearing loss claim is denied as there was no evidence of a current disability during or after active service.
- Whole decision: Granted
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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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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