The Board denied the veteran's claim of service-connection for a right bundle branch block with atrial septal defect, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim.
The deciding factor: The provided evidence was found to be cumulative and redundant, and did not link any current disability to the veteran's active service.
- Claimed conditions
- right bundle branch block, atrial septal defect
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2001
- Citation
- 0125356
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