The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for thoracic neuralgia or chest pain, including due to degenerative disc disease of the thoracic spine, finding that there is no evidence documenting a rib fracture in service and that the veteran's currently assessed thoracic neuralgia does not constitute a disability for which service connection may be granted.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the preponderance of the evidence was against the veteran's claim as his chest pain did not constitute a manifestation of any disability of chronic derivation shown in service (or thereafter).
- Claimed conditions
- thoracic neuralgia, chest pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2001
- Citation
- 0107000
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