The Board finds that the Veteran's atypical chest pain is likely related to her period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) in August 1999, and grants service connection on a direct basis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran experienced chest pain during ACDUTRA in August 1999, which the Board found credible given her testimony and the presence of several possible underlying causes. The case is resolved as a matter of direct service connection due to the lack of clear and unmistakable evidence that the condition pre-existed her period of active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- atypical chest pain
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2012
- Citation
- 1215074
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