The Board remands the claims for service connection for atypical chest pain and abdominal pressure due to inadequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The March 2023 VA examination reports were found inadequate as they did not address the Veteran's lay reports of symptoms during active service, and new medical opinions are required.
- Claimed conditions
- atypical chest pain, abdominal pressure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25053062
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.
- Granted
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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for atypical chest pain, including atrial fibrillation, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for heart palpitation/heart condition and atypical chest pain as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability related to military service.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for GERD was granted. The claims for atypical chest pain and heart palpitation/heart condition were remanded for further development.
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