The Board denied the claims for new and material evidence to reopen service connection for bilateral shin splints and a low back disorder, but granted service connection for a bilateral knee disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current bilateral knee disorder had its onset during her period of active service. The Veteran's current psychiatric disorder also had its onset during her period of active service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shin splints, low back disorder, bilateral knee disorder, bilateral plantar fasciitis, acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, chronic anemia, chronic sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2009
- Citation
- 0908989
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,162 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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