The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and a compensable rating, as well as an initial compensable rating for pelvic floor dysfunction.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the criteria for higher or compensable ratings based on the current severity of the conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Bulimia, Caesarean section scar, Pelvic floor dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25032714
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 837 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation A25032714.
What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bulimia was denied, and her claim for a higher rating for GERD is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's pelvic floor disability, including pelvic floor dysfunction and pelvic floor spasm, had its onset during service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is granted.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's urinary incontinence and bacterial vaginitis have been granted service connection, a temporary total disability rating for surgery convalescence, and an initial 30 percent disability rating for bacterial vaginitis. The effective date for the service connection is June 19, 2020.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for PTSD, bulimia, bilateral shoulder strain, bilateral hip sprain, and bilateral knee sprain are remanded due to inadequate examination and treatment record review. The AOJ is instructed to obtain relevant records and schedule the Veteran for VA examinations.
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