The Board has determined that the VA examination is inadequate for adjudicative purposes and remands this matter to obtain a VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's residuals of total hysterectomy and pelvic adhesion disease. The examiner must address whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's conditions had their onset in service or are otherwise related to service, including her service-connected colon resection and cervicitis disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examination did not provide an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's residuals of total hysterectomy and pelvic adhesion disease were aggravated by her service-connected colon resection and cervicitis disabilities. The examiner also failed to address whether these conditions had their onset in service or are otherwise related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of total hysterectomy, pelvic adhesion disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2022
- Citation
- 22003300
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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
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claim for pelvic adhesion disease with hysterectomy is remanded due to incomplete records and need for a VA examination.
- Granted
The veteran's claim for a higher rating for her pelvic disability was granted, and the effective date of this award is set at January 30, 1999.
- Granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a total hysterectomy is granted, as her claim was reopened based on new and material evidence. She has established service connection for residuals of carcinoma of the cervix.
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