The Board is remanding the claims of pleuropericarditis and whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen service connection for organic heart disease due to their interrelated nature with a lung disorder currently in remand status.
The deciding factor: The claims are being remanded as they are intertwined with the pending claim for a lung disorder, which is also in remand status.
- Claimed conditions
- pleuropericarditis, organic heart disease, lung disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2016
- Citation
- 1643852
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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
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- Granted
The Veteran's heart condition was rated at 100% but reduced to 60%. The reduction was overturned, and the original rating of 100% is restored. SMC based on housebound criteria is also restored.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for lung and lumbar spine disorders have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeals prior to the promulgation of a decision.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected lung disorder and anxiety and delusional disorders render her incapable of obtaining and maintaining gainful employment as of July 2, 2025. Prior to that date, the evidence does not show she was unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due solely to her service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for lung, heart, and prostate disorders due to exposure to ionizing radiation in service. The claims were found not to be related to the Veteran's service.
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