The Board has granted service connection for chest pain, but denied the other issues due to lack of clear and unmistakable evidence showing no aggravation during service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that there was a preexisting injury to the veteran's chest prior to service, which was aggravated by service. The same cannot be said for the other conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- chest pain, shrinking sex organ, soft tissue disability, disability manifested by stiffness, numbness, muscle spasm, achy joints, achy muscles and jerking muscles
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0605038
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for chest pain, a gastrointestinal disability, a neck disability, and a bilateral knee disability. The Veteran was also denied a compensable rating for iliotibial band syndrome of the right hip and for right hip limitation of extension.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for shortness of breath and chest pain due to an inadequate VA examination and opinion.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for erectile disorder, headaches, and service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), chest pain, bilateral leg conditions, and somatic symptom disorder.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for failure to timely file a notice of disagreement within one year of the rating decisions.
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