The Board denied service connection for a bilateral shoulder condition, residuals status post fracture of the 3rd metatarsal shaft of the right foot, and residuals status post injury or stress fractures of the left mid foot. The Veteran's claims were not granted as she did not have current disabilities during the pendency of her claim.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not contain recent diagnoses for these conditions prior to the filing of the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar strain, sacroillitis, lumbar degenerative disc disease, bilateral shin splints, bilateral hip trochanteric pain syndrome and bursitis with snapping hip syndrome, residuals status post fracture of the 3rd metatarsal shaft of the right foot, residuals status post injury or stress fractures of the left mid foot, bilateral shoulder condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2018
- Citation
- 1802053
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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