The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a chronic disorder related to chest pain and fails to link his current costosternal syndrome to his military service, including as secondary to his service-connected generalized anxiety disorder with panic disorder and major depressive disorder. Therefore, service connection for chest pain is denied.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence shows no diagnosis or medical evidence of chronic costochondritis or other anterior wall syndrome, and that the current diagnosis of costosternal syndrome was unrelated to the Veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- chest pain, costosternal syndrome
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2016
- Citation
- 1641818
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 1641818.
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).
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