The Veteran's service-connected right bundle branch block was granted a 30 percent disability rating effective November 26, 2008.
The deciding factor: The September 2004 and November 2008 VA examinations showed that the Veteran's workload of greater than five METs resulted in dyspnea, fatigue, angina, dizziness, or syncope, warranting a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7015.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Bundle Branch Block
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 16, 2010
- Citation
- 1005659
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a remand of the Veteran's claim is necessary due to uncertainty regarding whether his right bundle branch block is a congenital defect or disease, and if it is a disease, whether its worsening during service was due to normal progression.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right bundle branch block disability is related to his active service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Denied
The Veteran's right bundle branch block and associated coronary artery disease were not found to warrant a compensable rating from October 1, 1988 to March 19, 2003 or in excess of 10 percent from July 1, 2003 to March 22, 2009.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right bundle branch block was incurred in service and is therefore granted service connection.
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