The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral shin splints and joint pain of the left wrist and knees are due to disease or injury incurred in service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows a history of complaints and treatment for these conditions during active duty, with no indication of pre-existing conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral shin splints, Joint pain of the left wrist and knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2003
- Citation
- 0307142
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,599 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed because the July 3, 2024, Rating Decision only proposed to combine ratings for bilateral shin splints and bilateral knee disabilities. The Veteran did not properly identify issues he was appealing.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for SMC based on aid and attendance is granted, with the effective date set at October 11, 2021.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for various conditions including right hip, left hip, bilateral shin splints, and sleep apnea. The remaining issues are remanded for further examination.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include alcohol use disorder, unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, and PTSD was granted. Other claims for various conditions were denied.
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