The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right and left shin disabilities, finding that there is at least a 50% likelihood that these conditions began during service and have continued since then. The disability ratings are set at 10 percent each.
The deciding factor: The evidence was found to be in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's right and left shin disabilities had onset during service with continuity of symptoms to the present, leading to a grant of service connection based on direct service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- right shin disability, left shin disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22061293
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