The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chest pain and shortness of breath, attributing these symptoms to anxiety disorder rather than an undiagnosed illness or a known clinical diagnosis. The claim for service connection for anxiety was also denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner attributed the veteran's symptoms to a known clinical diagnosis of anxiety neurosis, ruling out any service connection based on the undiagnosed illness statute and presumptive service connection criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2008
- Citation
- 0836396
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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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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The veteran's appeal requests were denied as they were not timely filed within one year of the respective rating decisions, and no good cause was shown for the late filings.
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