The Board granted service connection for a bilateral shin disorder, finding it to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disability.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on evidence showing that the Veteran's bilateral shin disorder is directly due to or related to his service-connected knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shin disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25000870
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 275 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral ankle disorder, bilateral shin disorder, and left knee disorder were improperly docketed in the AMA. As it pertains to these issues, the appeal was dismissed.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral shin disorder is proximately due to his service-connected bilateral pes planus, and thus grants service connection for this condition as secondary.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral shin disorder, diagnosed as exertional compartment syndrome, is not related to his service. The preponderance of evidence shows no correlation between his current condition and events during military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal includes claims for various conditions, including hypertension, psychiatric disorders, lung issues, head trauma, sleep apnea, headaches, and several other conditions. The Board has remanded the case due to a request for a videoconference hearing.
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