The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for gynecological disorders, back disorder, and neck disorder due to incomplete service records and insufficient examination opinions.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations were inadequate as they did not address all relevant evidence including the Veteran's lay statements regarding her symptoms during service and STRs noting pain in multiple areas of her body.
- Claimed conditions
- PID (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease), Fibroids, Menorrhagia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2022
- Citation
- 22037808
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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 service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and remanded the claims for menorrhagia, adenomyosis, and hysterectomy due to inadequate medical opinions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for residuals of venereal disease and hysterectomy, finding that the Veteran's PID during military service caused her current conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a vaginal condition, attributing it to the Veteran's current gynecological conditions and not related to her service or service-connected iron deficiency anemia. Service connection for alopecia areata was also denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a hysterectomy and bladder disorder, but denied service connection for PID. The Veteran's hysterectomy is considered to be related to her active service, while her bladder disorder is also linked to service. However, the evidence does not support a current diagnosis of PID.
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