The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's pain and its relationship to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's reported pain reaches the level of a functional impairment of earning capacity as defined by Saunders v. Wilkie, 886 F.3d 1356 (Fed. Cir. 2018).
- Claimed conditions
- fibroids, idiopathic constipation, musculoskeletal pain of the right lower extremity, musculoskeletal pain of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2021
- Citation
- 21075510
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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).
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for status-post hysterectomy due to fibroids that began during active duty, resolving all doubts in favor of the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's endometriosis, fibroids, and cystic ovaries, s/p hysterectomy are related to her active-duty service. The Board has granted service connection for these conditions.
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