The Veteran's claims for service connection for right bundle branch block and varicocele were denied as there was no evidence of a superimposed disease or injury during service, nor any competent, probative evidence suggesting that these congenital conditions were aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: There is no clear and unmistakable evidence to support the Veteran's claims for right bundle branch block and varicocele, as both are deemed congenital defects with no indication of superimposed disease or injury during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Bundle Branch Block of the Heart, Varicocele
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2017
- Citation
- 1713981
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- Granted
The Veteran's hypertension has been granted an increased rating of 10 percent, effective August 20, 2024. The varicocele issue remains at the noncompensable level.
- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, as well as his claim for a TDIU due to the submission of new evidence. The AOJ is instructed to readjudicate these issues and request that the Veteran complete a VA Form 21-8940 listing his employment history since June 2017.
- Granted
The Veteran's initial rating for scars of the right mastoid and ear, as well as his varicocele prior to June 30, 2016, was granted. From June 30, 2016, a higher rating for varicocele was also granted.
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