The Board has remanded the claims for dysfunctional uterine bleeding, irregular menses, SMC prior to July 15, 2013, service connection for a throat disability secondary to GERD, and rating in excess of 30 percent for GERD due to non-compliance with previous remand orders.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the RO did not substantially comply with the May 2019 Board remand order and thus required additional development on these issues.
- Claimed conditions
- futile uterine bleeding, irregular menses
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2023
- Citation
- 23017425
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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 the Veteran's claims for revision of the August 1993 rating decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) regarding service connection for irregular menses and a noncompensable rating for headaches.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for irregular menses and chronic fatigue syndrome (claimed as an undiagnosed illness related to service in the Persian Gulf) have been reopened. The claim for service connection for irregular menses is granted, while the claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome remains denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims are being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and examinations. The hearing loss claim is also being remanded as the Veteran did not appear at her scheduled VA examination.
- Partly granted
The Board has granted service connection for dysfunctional uterine bleeding and remanded the issues of postoperative residuals of breast reduction surgery and an undiagnosed illness. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities include loss of use of a creative organ.
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