The Board found that the Veteran does not have any current disability as a result of her chest injury sustained during her most recent period of service, and thus denied her claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a nexus between the Veteran's claimed disability and her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a chest injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2014
- Citation
- 1440669
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for a statement of the case addressing the issues of service connection for chest injury residuals and back disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied reopening the claims for service connection for a back disability and residuals of a chest injury due to lack of new and material evidence.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability and residuals of a chest injury, finding that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.
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