The Board has denied service connection for left and right tibial stress fractures as there is no current diagnosis of such conditions separate from the Veteran's already service-connected bilateral chondromalacia patella with shin splints.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence to show a currently diagnosed stress fracture disability, and any pain experienced by the Veteran is attributed to her service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left tibial stress fracture, right tibial stress fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2024
- Citation
- 24016088
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