The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran was infertile before natural menopause, and if so, whether it is caused by her in-service military sexual trauma (MST), condyloma residuals, or FSAD.
The deciding factor: Insufficient evidence exists to determine whether the Veteran's infertility can be traced back to her in-service conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Infertility, Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD), Other specified and trauma related disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 16, 2023
- Citation
- 23010194
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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
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