The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional development, including obtaining an examination and opinions regarding whether the breast reduction surgery is related to service-connected endometriosis and any toxic exposure during deployment.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because there are pending issues about service connection and secondary service connection that require further investigation through medical opinion and examination.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of breast reduction surgery, hypertrophy of the breast
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2023
- Citation
- 23019542
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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 has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the breast reduction surgery was related to service-connected endometriosis and whether it is secondary to a service-connected disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of his prostate cancer and other conditions. The issues include service connection for various disabilities, including prostate cancer, hypertrophy of the breast, high blood pressure, residuals from paralysis of the fourth cranial nerve, HIV, heart disability, sleep disorder, arthritis, and bone and cartilage disability.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of breast reduction surgery and depression as secondary to the same. The decision also noted that the veteran's claim for depression was reopened on new evidence, but did not specify a rating assigned or effective date.
- Granted
The veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than August 6, 1997 for the grant of service connection for residuals of breast reduction surgery was granted. The issue concerning a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for residuals of breast reduction surgery is pending.
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