The Board has found that there was not substantial compliance with its remand instructions and thus the claims for service connection for a respiratory disorder and an ovarian cyst are being returned to the RO for further development.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions obtained were inadequate due to their failure to consider the Veteran's reports of symptoms since service, provide rationale for their conclusions, or adequately discuss the in-service instances involving possible ovarian cysts.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory Disorder (including bronchitis, asthma), Ovarian Cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2021
- Citation
- 21026730
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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.
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