The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left side chest pain with radiating pain down left arm and burning sensation to bilateral fingertips due to inadequate nexus opinions in previous examinations.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided negative nexus opinions without addressing a key treatment record that suggested a relationship between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left side chest pain, burning sensation to bilateral fingertips
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21042393
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for left side chest pain and burning sensation to bilateral fingertips due to inadequate medical opinions in prior examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service connection claims for burning sensation to bilateral fingertips and left side chest pain with radiating pain down left arm are being remanded due to the lack of examinations. The Veteran missed scheduled appointments, but had good cause.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development to verify his exposure to herbicides in Korea and to schedule VA examinations for the claimed conditions.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for stomach cramps, right hand disorder, joint tenderness, blurred vision, left side chest pain, and headaches are denied as there is no competent medical evidence of a current disability or link to service.,There is no diagnosed chronic condition related to the claimed disorders in question. The Veteran has not provided any credible evidence that her current conditions are related to her military service.
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