The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral shin splints and a rash on the head and scalp were denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities or in-service incurrences that are causally related to his claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence linking the Veteran's current diagnoses to his service, including lack of in-service treatment records for shin splints and a lack of relationship between any current scalp condition and service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shin splints, rash on the head and scalp
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1046580
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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: Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for bilateral shin splints was dismissed as the March 2025 VA Form 10182 constituted an impermissible concurrent election with respect to the issue and no waiver of the prohibition on concurrent election was made.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claims for service connection for a skin condition, traumatic brain injury, a respiratory disability, bilateral shin splints, and bilateral flatfoot.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral shin splints and generalized anxiety disorder due to procedural errors in the February 2024 rating decision. The Veteran is advised of his right to a hearing on a supplemental claim.
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