Remanded (sent back)
The Board granted a 20 percent rating for left lower extremity shin splint and remanded the other issues for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left leg shin splint has been productive of requiring treatment for no less than 12 consecutive months, unresponsive to surgery and either shoe orthotics or other conservative treatment, one lower extremity.
- Claimed conditions
- shin splint, left leg, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25098639
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