The Board has granted service connection for left and right tibia disabilities, finding that the conditions began during active service and are related to military duties. The effective date is June 20, 2024.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's current stress fractures of the tibia and bilateral shin splints were more likely related to repetitive lower extremity stress encountered during his military duties.
- Claimed conditions
- left tibia disability, right tibia disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2026
- Citation
- A26002469
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the claims for service connection for right tibia disability, overuse syndrome with poor circulation and numbness of the right lower extremity, right shin pain, overuse syndrome with poor circulation and numbness of the left lower extremity, and right knee disability due to lack of a current disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including acute sinusitis, cervical spine strain, and various musculoskeletal injuries, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for left and right tibia disabilities as the evidence does not support the presence of a current disability during the appeal period. The claims for left and right ankle disabilities were remanded for further medical evaluation.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's deviated nasal septum is rated as noncompensable, and the right tibia disability remains denied. The Board finds a duty to assist error occurred in the July 2020 rating decision for the right tibia issue.
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