The Board remands the claims for a more contemporary examination and to obtain a thorough medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's gynecological conditions.
The deciding factor: The November 2017 VA examination was found inadequate due to lack of rationale, failure to consider post-service diagnoses, and need for an updated examination given the passage of time since the last evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- pelvic inflammatory disease with pelvic fluid, cyst on ovaries (bilateral hydrosalpinx, follicular cysts surrounding both tubes and ovaries which were adhered to uterus, hysterosalpingogram lymphatic intravasation, hydrosalpinx mania, pelvic adhesions, and salpingitis oophoritis), infertility (to include as secondary to service-connected disability of residuals, status post treatment for pelvic inflammatory disease with fluid), menorrhagia, multinodular thyroid goiter (as claimed as thyroid condition), uterine fibroids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2024
- Citation
- 24001973
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 appeal for a medical opinion to determine if any gynecological disorder, including reproductive damage and adhesive disease, is related to service or a service-connected disability.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for uterine fibroids, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for uterine fibroids due to a duty to assist error.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew all pending appeals before the Board promulgated a decision.
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