The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cardiovascular disability, to include chest pain, as there was no evidence of such disease during his period of active duty and no medical evidence linking it to his military service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence established that the Veteran's chest pain is due to costocondritis and that his only cardiovascular disorder is hypertension, which did not originate during active duty or manifest within one year after discharge from service.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiovascular disability, cardiovascular chest pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0909931
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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