The Board finds that the appellant had chest pain in service and since discharge, which has been diagnosed as Prinzmetal angina. The claim for service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records show episodes of sharp chest pain lasting 5-10 seconds, occurring once or twice a year for over 17 years during service. Post-service medical records continue to document similar symptoms and diagnoses related to Prinzmetal angina.
- Claimed conditions
- Prinzmetal angina
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 7, 2011
- Citation
- 1121902
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What this means for you
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