The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and unexplained bleeding, to include endometriosis, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. The VA is instructed to obtain additional medical records and provide an opinion regarding whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's in-service military sexual assault (MST) and her service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Board found insufficient evidence of record to conclude that the AOJ complied with the Remand directive, necessitating further development including obtaining additional medical records and providing a comprehensive opinion on the relationship between the Veteran's conditions and her service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, Unexplained bleeding, to include endometriosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2023
- Citation
- 23041416
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, anterior right fibroid, and endometriosis are related to her service-connected conditions. The appeal is granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection and a 50% rating for a total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was denied. The effective date of the award is set at August 5, 1998.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
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