The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral shin splint disability as secondary to his service-connected cold injury residuals (frostbite) of the feet.
The deciding factor: The Board found that it is as likely as not that the Veteran’s bilateral shin splints are caused or aggravated by his service-connected cold injury residuals, including frostbite.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shin splint disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20068261
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Decisions by this judge: 2,669 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left hand disability and bilateral shin splint disability due to inadequate medical opinions regarding these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that additional evidence is needed to determine the etiology of the veteran's claimed disabilities, and thus remands the cases for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional medical examination and opinion are necessary to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection of various disabilities, including bilateral foot, shin splint, left-hand, ankle, knee, and shoulder conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran has current bilateral shin splint disability and whether any such disability is caused or aggravated by service-connected frostbite of the feet. The case will be returned for further action.
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