The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including a benign liver disorder, cervical disorder, gallstones, kidney stones, thyroid disorder, and ovarian cysts as secondary to a cervical disorder, due to inadequate examinations.
The deciding factor: The Board must obtain new VA medical opinions because the May 2023 VA examiner relied on statements made on VA's public-facing website without relating it to the specific facts of the Veteran's case, in violation of Bailey v. O'Rourke, 30 Vet. App. 54, 60 (2018).
- Claimed conditions
- benign liver disorder, cervical disorder (claimed as cervical cancer), gallstones, kidney stones, thyroid disorder, ovarian cysts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2025
- Citation
- 25008535
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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- Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed because the issues of service connection for various conditions are not ripe for appellate consideration.
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