The Veteran's left and right shin splint disabilities are granted with a 10% rating, effective from the date of the decision.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations confirmed that the Veteran experiences pain in his shins which limits prolonged walking or standing. The disability does not affect joint motion but causes functional limitations such as difficulty walking for more than 5-10 minutes and inability to run or do impact activities.
- Claimed conditions
- left shin splint, right shin splint
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 4, 2020
- Citation
- 20071182
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