The Board has remanded the case for further development due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran, including private treatment records and lay statements. The claim will be reconsidered with consideration of this additional evidence.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted by the Veteran that requires a thorough review and potential reevaluation of his myocarditis claim.
- Claimed conditions
- myocarditis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2014
- Citation
- 1421087
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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: Dismissed
The appeal of the October 2022 rating decision finding no new and relevant evidence to readjudicate the claim for service connection for myocardial infarction, myocarditis, and pericarditis was dismissed as procedurally defective.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for a PTSD rating, and service connection for myocarditis, poor immune health, osteoporosis, nervous system conditions, and hypertension, all of which were claimed as due to Gulf War illness.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and myocarditis due to the lack of a current diagnosis. The claim for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) was remanded for further examination.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for myelodysplastic syndrome/leukemia, anemia, and hemochromatosis with effective dates of May 7, 2018, June 27, 2019, and June 27, 2019 respectively. The Board also denied service connection for endocarditis, myocarditis, and obstructive sleep apnea.
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