The Board remands the matter for further development to obtain the Veteran's complete Reserve service personnel records, specifically including the nature of her service at the time of her hysterectomy in December 1994.
The deciding factor: The Board did not satisfy its duty to assist the Veteran by ensuring that her service personnel records from her period of reserve service were obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a total abdominal hysterectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25007271
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
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