The veteran's service-connected right distal tibia stress fracture is currently rated as noncompensably disabling. The Board found no basis to grant an increased evaluation under any potentially applicable criteria.,There is no medical evidence or diagnosis that relates the veteran's left shin disorder directly to his military service. Therefore, the claim for direct service connection for a left shin disorder was denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examination did not indicate limitation of motion or flexion and there was no malunion of the tibia and fibula. The Board found that functional loss due to pain on movement does not warrant a compensable rating.,There is no medical evidence demonstrating a current chronic disability related to the left shin disorder, nor any diagnosis of such a condition. The VA examiner noted only a bilateral varus curve without attributing it to the claimed shin disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Right distal tibia stress fracture, Left shin disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2008
- Citation
- 0825145
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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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