The Veteran's bilateral shin splints are each currently rated as noncompensable, but an initial 10 percent disability rating is granted for each lower extremity.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s shin splints did not cause any knee or ankle disabilities, and thus no higher ratings could be assigned under Diagnostic Code 5262. However, a 10 percent rating was granted due to painful motion of the shin splints.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity shin splints, right lower extremity shin splints
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2018
- Citation
- 18110837
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral shin splints and bilateral ankle stress fractures, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to her active duty service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for chronic right wrist sprain, lumbosacral strain, a right knee disorder (right knee strain, meniscal tear, chondromalacia, and posterosuperior marginal patellar spur), left lower extremity shin splints, and right lower extremity shin splints. These conditions are considered to be directly related to service.
- Whole decision: Granted
Right upper and left upper extremity carpal tunnel syndromes, right knee arthritis, and left knee arthritis are granted.,Right hand disability is denied. Bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, sleep apnea, shin splints in both lower limbs, hallux valgus in both feet, and bilateral plantar fasciitis with calcaneal heel spurs are all granted initial ratings or effective dates prior to July 27, 2021.,GERD is granted an initial rating of 10 percent.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral shin splints due to inadequate VA examination opinions and failure to address the Veteran's contentions regarding in-service running.
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