The Board has granted an effective date of September 2, 2007 for the grant of service connection for atypical chest pain. The Veteran's claim was pending since she filed her initial service connection claim in December 2007, which was within one year of her separation from active duty on September 1, 2007.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence (VA medical records dated July 2009) was received within the one-year appeal period following the January 2009 rating decision denying service connection for atypical chest pain. As such, the January 2009 rating decision is considered non-final, and an effective date of September 2, 2007 (the day following her separation from active duty) was assigned.
- Claimed conditions
- atypical chest pain
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23048483
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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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The Board granted service connection for a disability manifested by atypical chest pain, finding that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether it had its onset during active duty for training (ACDUTRA) in August 1989.
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