The Veteran's shin splints have been rated as 10 percent disabling. Service connection for muscle damage and nerve damage and peripheral neuropathy are denied as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected shin splints.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the Veteran’s sensory peripheral neuropathy to his service-connected shin splints, with negative opinions from VA examiners stating that the condition is more likely related to vitamin B12 deficiency and diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Shin splints, Muscle damage (secondary to shin splints), Nerve damage and peripheral neuropathy (secondary to shin splints)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19132222
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Decisions by this judge: 2,316 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 19132222.
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).
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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