The Board granted service connection for heart block, finding that it is caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on a July 2024 opinion from an VA examiner indicating that the heart block is at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- heart block
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25056046
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 749 · Granted: 28% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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).
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for CAD, heart block, and coronary artery bypass graft was granted with an effective date of January 9, 1998.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a more thorough examination, including METs testing, and consideration of his testimony at the Board hearing.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to address the etiology of the Veteran's heart disorders, as the VA medical opinion provided was inadequate and did not consider direct service connection or secondary service connection.
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