The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left and right leg shin splints, as there was no evidence of unresponsive treatment to shoe orthotics or other conservative treatment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's shin splints did not meet the criteria for a compensable disability evaluation under Diagnostic Code 5262 due to lack of unresponsive treatment to shoe orthotics or other conservative treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg shin splints, right leg shin splints
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25032950
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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