The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for pericarditis, as there is insufficient evidence in the record regarding its onset during active duty or within one year of separation. The VA must obtain a medical opinion addressing this issue.
The deciding factor: There is an inadequate VA medical opinion and the Veteran has submitted medical treatise evidence that was not sufficiently considered.
- Claimed conditions
- pericarditis, pericardial effusion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19167403
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted the restoration of a 100 percent evaluation for pericarditis and special monthly compensation based on housebound criteria, effective November 1, 2024.
- 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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for pleural effusion, pericarditis, chronic, lung changes, left, lung scarring, left, and pericardial effusion to obtain additional medical evidence.
- Partly granted
The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for paresthesia of the lower lip and chin as untimely, denied service connection for an eating disorder and a compensable rating for deviated septum, and remanded claims for service connection for pericarditis, bruxism, and right index finger scar.
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