The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development due to unclear etiology of the Veteran's chest pain symptoms and lack of definitive cause.
The deciding factor: The Board found that VA examinations were inadequate in identifying potential causes of the Veteran's chest pain symptoms, including neurological, respiratory, cardiac, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
- Claimed conditions
- chest wall pain, left upper extremity neurological symptoms (possible peripheral neuropathy), hiatal hernia/gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), respiratory condition (possibly related to chest pain in service)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2022
- Citation
- 22072104
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for chest wall pain, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and his active military service.
- Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's hiatal hernia/GERD, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Granted
The Veteran's lung condition was granted an initial rating of 20 percent prior to October 10, 2016, and a 30 percent rating thereafter.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chest wall pain, finding that there is no current disability related to the condition and thus not meeting the criteria for service connection.
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