The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's pelvic floor dysfunction. Additional development is needed, including obtaining a new VA examination or opinion.
The deciding factor: The previous examiner did not address all aspects required by the Joint Motion for Partial Remand (JMPR).
- Claimed conditions
- pelvic floor dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2021
- Citation
- 21068059
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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: Partly granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for pelvic floor dysfunction and remanded the claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative arthritis of the spine.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for pelvic floor dysfunction and constipation was dismissed due to a violation of VA claims-processing rules.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for menorrhagia, pelvic floor dysfunction, and residuals of a vaginal hematoma based on their relationship to in-service childbirth with complications.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the claim for service connection of pelvic floor dysfunction due to a prior grant in August 2023. The issue of service connection for degenerative disc disease is remanded.
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