The Veteran's service connection for right shin splints, left shin splints, and right knee arthritis was granted with an effective date of October 17, 2008.
The deciding factor: The September 8, 2003 Congressional inquiry from the Veteran to his Congresswoman constituted a formal request for information about his veteran status and eligibility for VA benefits, which is not considered an informal claim for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- right shin splints, left shin splints, right knee arthritis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20074270
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection for the claimed conditions.
- Partly granted
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right knee arthritis, finding that the Veteran's condition is related to his active duty service.
- Denied
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