The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected disabilities, including status-post stress fractures of both feet and shin splints in the right leg, as well as a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show that the veteran's conditions warranted higher ratings or that they precluded employment.
- Claimed conditions
- status-post stress fracture, left foot, status-post stress fracture, right foot, shin splints, right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2008
- Citation
- 0816223
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Decisions by this judge: 2,035 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, shin splints of the right leg, and shin splints of the left leg are being remanded due to a failure to obtain VA examinations and medical nexus opinions.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn all pending appeals, effective June 17, 2025.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted an earlier effective date of March 7, 2017 for the evaluation of shin splints in both legs. The Veteran's claim was continuously pursued from the initial filing.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left and right leg shin splints, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The right foot great toe strain issue was remanded.
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