The Veteran's cardiac tamponade, pericarditis, and aggravation of atrial fibrillation were caused by the carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA medical care with respect to the treatment he received at a VAMC in November 2017. As such, the appeal for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's cardiac tamponade, pericarditis, and aggravation of atrial fibrillation were caused by the carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA medical care with respect to the treatment he received at a VAMC in November 2017.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiac tamponade, pericarditis, aggravation of atrial fibrillation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2024
- Citation
- 24018419
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for pericarditis, finding that there is no current diagnosis of this condition and noting that the Veteran did not present any signs or symptoms qualifying as an undiagnosed illness or a medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness under Persian Gulf War presumptive provisions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a heart disability, finding that the Veteran's conditions are not related to his military service.
- 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.
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