The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of compliance with previous remands regarding the service connection for hysterectomy. A new VA medical opinion is needed from a gynecologist to address whether the hysterectomy was proximately due or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected abdominal strain.
The deciding factor: The March 2020 VA examination did not comply with the December 2019 Board remand directives, as it was performed by a nurse practitioner and did not address the Veteran's lay contentions regarding her abdominal strain causing her hysterectomy.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of hysterectomy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2022
- Citation
- 22054246
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the other claims. The Veteran's hearing loss claim is denied as there was no evidence of a current disability during or after active service.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of a hysterectomy is granted as her condition had its onset in service and is directly related to her military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's bladder condition, female sexual dysfunction (FSAD), hysterectomy residuals, and ovarian cystectomy residuals have been granted service connection. The application to revise the January 2005 rating decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) for infertility, pelvic pain, ovarian cyst, and appendectomy scar has been remanded.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection, finding that good cause was not shown to extend the appeal period. The Veteran did not timely file her Board Appeal requests.
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