The Board has determined that the Veteran's chest disorder is not related to his active military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's current chest condition is linked to his time in service, including due to any exposure to burn pits, Agent Orange, Camp Lejeune, or other potential sources of exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- left chest pain, numbness of the left arm and leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2014
- Citation
- 1429552
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