The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for a gynecological disorder due to inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran's symptoms, including dysmenorrhea and menorrhagia, need further clarification regarding their onset and relation to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner is required to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's current gynecological disorders are related to her in-service complaints of menstrual irregularities and possible adenomyosis.
- Claimed conditions
- dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2021
- Citation
- 21076139
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeals for the service connection of multiple conditions, including low back disability, bilateral foot disability, cervical spine disability, migraines, right hand and shoulder disabilities, right wrist disability, asthma (claimed as Gulf War Syndrome), chronic fatigue syndrome, dysmenorrhea, irritable bowel syndrome, and sleep disability. As a result, these claims are dismissed.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for gynecological disorders, including endometrial ovarian cysts, dysmenorrhea, and dyspareunia is granted. The effective date is set at June 5, 2019.
- Granted
The February 2008 rating decision denying service connection for dysmenorrhea is revised to grant service connection due to errors in the determination.
- Dismissed
The claims for service connection and noncompensable disability rating have been dismissed as the Veteran did not raise or submit evidence for earlier effective dates.
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