The Veteran's claim for service connection for chest tightness is being remanded due to insufficient evidence and the need for a VA Gulf War examination.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical evidence supports the Veteran's claim, necessitating further evaluation by a VA examiner to determine the etiology of her symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- chest tightness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2010
- Citation
- 1004789
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an addendum or new VA examination addressing the Veteran's reports of dyspnea and chest pain, which are associated with service treatment records showing respiratory symptoms.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for chest tightness, a left knee disability, and chronic fatigue syndrome due to the lack of current diagnoses in the record. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded as it involves toxic exposure risk activities (TERA) during service.
- Granted
The Veteran's residuals of a chest injury, including symptoms like chest pain and shortness of breath, are considered service-connected due to the evidence showing it was incurred during his active duty.
- Granted
The Veteran's unauthorized private medical expenses incurred at Cape Canaveral Hospital on March 19, 2014 are granted as the treatment was for a condition that would have been considered an emergency by a prudent layperson.
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