Service connection for bilateral shin splints is denied. The claims for higher disability ratings for chronic right hip strain and chronic right knee strain are remanded for further evaluation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of bilateral shin splints, and the examinations for the other conditions were inadequate.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shin splints, chronic right hip strain, chronic right knee strain with very small baker cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25000341
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 899 · Granted: 45% (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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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for bilateral shin splints was dismissed as the March 2025 VA Form 10182 constituted an impermissible concurrent election with respect to the issue and no waiver of the prohibition on concurrent election was made.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claims for service connection for a skin condition, traumatic brain injury, a respiratory disability, bilateral shin splints, and bilateral flatfoot.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral shin splints and generalized anxiety disorder due to procedural errors in the February 2024 rating decision. The Veteran is advised of his right to a hearing on a supplemental claim.
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