The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain additional VA examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's service-connected right bundle branch block, as well as to address METs testing due to current physical condition.
The deciding factor: The current evaluations do not adequately address the rating criteria for cardiovascular system disorders, specifically Diagnostic Code 7015, which requires METs testing. The Veteran's current medical condition may preclude METs testing, necessitating an estimation of METs based on available evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Bundle Branch Block
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2011
- Citation
- 1132029
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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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