The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and private medical records.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that there is insufficient evidence in the record to make a determination on the Veteran's claims without further development.
- Claimed conditions
- status post hysterectomy and removal of both ovaries, chronic interstitial cystitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2023
- Citation
- 23004524
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection and awards of compensation for chronic interstitial cystitis, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), endocervicitis, endometriosis (with PCOS to include history of uterine bleeding), and loss of use of the creative organ.
- Granted
The Veteran's chronic interstitial cystitis and tinnitus were granted service connection, with the rating for chronic interstitial cystitis restored to 60 percent effective April 1, 2023.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims, and thus remands the case for further action.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of increased ratings and service connection, including obtaining private medical records and providing VA examinations to address the etiology of her psychiatric condition and vision disorder.
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