The Board found no evidence of a current disability manifested by left side chest pain during service or after, and denied the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing the existence of a current disability manifested by left side chest pain, or medical evidence etiologically linking the appellant's left side chest pain complaints with his military service or any incident therein or with a service-connected disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- left side chest pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1001139
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