The Veteran's appeal for service connection for post-appendectomy/post-Cesarean section scar and cervical cancerous cells of the cervix is being remanded due to incomplete development.,The appeals for residuals of an inservice Caesarian-section surgery, post-service hysterectomy, left foot/ankle sprain, disabilities of the right arm, cervical spine, chest wall muscles and back muscles, left shoulder, left arm, and left hand are also being remanded due to incomplete development.,The appeal for increased disability ratings for impairment of the right thumb and hand is being remanded due to incomplete development.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records have been identified as a reason for the need for further development in order to provide a complete record for review by VA medical professionals.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-appendectomy/post-Cesarean section scar, Cervical cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2023
- Citation
- 23016914
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and chronic kidney stones, but remanded claims for an acquired mental health disorder, vision loss, and cervical cancer due to a duty to assist error.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her right thumb/hand disability and post-appendectomy/post-C-section scar have been denied as she failed to cooperate in rescheduling VA examinations.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for cervix cancerous cells has been denied due to lack of current diagnosis.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that cervical cancer was not related to her military service.
- Partly granted
The Board found the Veteran's appeal was untimely for some issues and dismissed them. The claim for earlier effective date for liver condition is remanded.
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