The Board has remanded the case due to a need for clarification on whether the Veteran's oligomenorrhea qualifies as an undiagnosed illness under VA regulations.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further medical development regarding whether the Veteran's oligomenorrhea can be attributed to a known clinical diagnosis or if it could qualify as a MUCMI (medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness).
- Claimed conditions
- oligomenorrhea
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23013230
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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 remands the claim for service connection for irregular menstrual bleeding to correct duty to assist errors and obtain a new examination.
- Denied
The Veteran's gynecological condition, diagnosed as oligomenorrhea and uterine fibroids, is not related to her service. The Board found that the disability is unrelated to any specific in-service event or injury.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to lack of substantial compliance with prior remand directives and for further development regarding the etiology and pathophysiology of the Veteran's gynecological conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of an ovarian cyst and oligomenorrhea, finding that the Veteran's current gynecological conditions are unrelated to her military service.
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