The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected myopericarditis is being remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence, including obtaining relevant treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: Additional relevant medical evidence is needed to assess the current severity of the veteran's service-connected heart disability.
- Claimed conditions
- myopericarditis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0613589
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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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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a heart disability, including myopericarditis, as there is no current evidence of a residual disability and the in-service episode was self-limiting.
- Denied
The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected myopericarditis does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation based on METs or cardiac function.
- Denied
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