The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for neuralgia of circumflex nerve (chest wall pain) based on schedular considerations and for a higher initial rating for fibromyalgia. The veteran is presumed to seek the maximum available benefit.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any limitation of abduction of the arms, weakening of outward rotation, chest abnormalities, or other than wholly sensory involvement that would reflect more than moderate incomplete paralysis of the circumflex nerve.
- Claimed conditions
- neuralgia of circumflex nerve (chest wall pain)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2008
- Citation
- 0803730
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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).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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