The Board granted the request to readjudicate the claim for service connection of shin splint, right lower extremity and denied entitlement to service connection for shin splint, right lower extremity. The Board also denied an initial compensable rating for stress fracture residuals, left shin.
The deciding factor: The January 2022 VA medical exam found no evidence to support the diagnosis of a disability for shin splint, right lower extremity, and the Veteran's account was inconsistent with the findings in the examination.
- Claimed conditions
- shin splint, right lower extremity, stress fracture residuals, left shin
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2024
- Citation
- A24072160
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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