Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for pericarditis and remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: There is no current disability of pericarditis, and the evidence does not support a nexus between in-service symptoms and the current condition. For sleep apnea, the prior VA examination was found inadequate, necessitating a new one.
- Claimed conditions
- pericarditis, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25015662
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