The veteran's claims for service connection for shin splints with myositis, right leg; shin splints with myositis, muscle strain and benign cyst, left leg; defective vision; sinus condition; right thumb disability; and bilateral foot disability have all been denied. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a finding of current disabilities related to service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's complaints during service were acute in nature and resolved without chronic disability. There is no evidence of continuity of symptomatology since discharge from service, nor any link between any current disabilities and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Shin Splints with Myositis, Right Leg, Shin Splints with Myositis, Muscle Strain and Benign Cyst, Left Leg, Defective Vision, Sinus Condition, Right Thumb Disability, Bilateral Foot Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2004
- Citation
- 0425061
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What this means for you
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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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