The Veteran's service connection for chest pain was denied. He received a noncompensable rating for low back strain effective April 7, 2005, which was later increased to 10 percent in May 2012. The claimant is not entitled to an increase in the rating for his low back strain beyond 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's chest pain did not manifest during service and there is no evidence of a chronic disability present at the time of the VA examination. For low back strain, the Veteran had symptoms prior to discharge but they resolved after several weeks. The current disability was not shown until after separation from active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- chest pain, low back strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 10, 2012
- Citation
- 1234983
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