The Veteran's left and right shin splint disabilities are currently rated as 10 percent disabling. The Board finds that his knee and ankle disabilities warrant separate 10 percent evaluations based on painful motion.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's shin splints do not meet the criteria for higher ratings under DC 5299-5262, but his knee and ankle disabilities associated with these conditions are rated separately at 10 percent each due to painful motion.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shin Splints, Right Shin Splints
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 11, 2016
- Citation
- 1632019
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection of TBI, left shin splints, and sleep apnea as his filings did not comply with numerous essential claims processing rules.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for the listed conditions, and the Board has dismissed the appeal as a result.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including additional VA examinations and medical opinions to address theories of entitlement that were not acknowledged by the AOJ.
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