The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the Veteran does not have a diagnosed thoracic spine condition and that any current thoracic strain is not related to service. The claim for service connection for thoracic strain is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a chronic thoracic spine pathology during or after service, and the Board finds that any current thoracic strain is not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracic strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 19, 2009
- Citation
- 0930983
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