The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right knee swelling and pain, as well as uterine fibroids, due to additional development needed including obtaining service records and a medical examination.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to obtain service records and a medical opinion that provides an adequate rationale regarding the etiology of the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee swelling and pain, right knee swelling and pain, uterine fibroids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24068187
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.
- 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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for uterine fibroids due to a lack of complete service treatment records and service personnel records from the Veteran's reserve duty.
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