The Veteran's claims for service connection for left shin disability and right eyelid disorder are denied. The claim for residuals of concussion/TBI is pending evaluation.
The deciding factor: No current diagnoses were found for the claimed conditions, and further examination is needed to determine if residuals from a TBI exist and their etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shin Disability, Right Eyelid Disorder, Residuals of Concussion/TBI
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2013
- Citation
- 1330391
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's OSA was granted service connection. The right and left knee disabilities, as well as the right and left shin disabilities, were remanded for further development.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial disability rating of 60 percent for the service-connected GERD from May 29, 2008. The Veteran also received increased ratings to 20 percent each for the service-connected bilateral shin splints effective from December 14, 2009.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his bilateral shin disabilities from April 10, 2007 to January 6, 2017 are being remanded due to the need for further development and examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are now pending. The Board has found new and material evidence to support the reopening of his claims.
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