The Board granted an effective date of February 26, 2021, for the award of service connection for bilateral shin splints but denied earlier effective dates for the other conditions.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the earliest valid claim for each condition and the evidence available at the time of the initial denial in June 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shin splints, bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis, left shoulder rotator cuff tendinitis, right shoulder strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25040666
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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- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of February 7, 2020, for the award of a 70 percent rating for unspecified depressive disorder and TDIU, but denied earlier effective dates for other conditions.
- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and there are no allegations of error for appellate consideration.
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