The Board has remanded the claim for a gynecological disability due to insufficient evidence and because VA did not provide proper notice regarding attempts to obtain private medical records from St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital.
The deciding factor: VA failed to inform the Veteran of its decision regarding obtaining private medical records from St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital, which is necessary for the claim to proceed.
- Claimed conditions
- gynecological disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2021
- Citation
- 21025321
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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 Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding the service connection claims for adjustment disorder, causalgia, and a gynecological disability. The rating for adjustment disorder remains denied.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for invasive lobular carcinoma of the right breast, status post bilateral mastectomy and a 10 percent initial rating for right wrist tendonitis. The appeal was denied for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left lower extremity sciatica. Other claims were remanded.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for a gynecological disability, gastrointestinal disability, and genitourinary disability as they were part of an appeal that was already pending.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back disability, gynecological disability, and breast cancer due to a lack of evidence demonstrating current disabilities at any time during the appeal period.
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