The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for amenorrhea and PCOS due to a duty to assist error. The AOJ will obtain an adequate VA medical opinion on whether amenorrhea and PCOS are related to service, including birth control use, and environmental exposures in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was a duty to assist error regarding the relationship between amenorrhea and PCOS and service connection. The AOJ will obtain an adequate VA medical opinion on this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- amenorrhea, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24027078
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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.
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