The Board granted service connection for right leg shin splints, right trochanteric pain syndrome (claimed as groin injury), and right shoulder surgical scars and status post right shoulder surgery for adhesive capsulitis. The back disability claim was remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current disabilities are related to ACDUTRA based on the medical evidence and credible lay statements.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg shin splints, right trochanteric pain syndrome (claimed as groin injury), right shoulder surgical scars and status post right shoulder surgery for adhesive capsulitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25037733
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.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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