The Board has determined that the Veteran's right bundle branch block is not a recognized disability for VA purposes and therefore does not warrant service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any current disability related to the right bundle branch block, and there was no medical opinion linking it to an existing in-service disease or injury.
- 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
- April 17, 2014
- Citation
- 1417401
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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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