The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right lower extremity condition is granted. The claim for service connection for a right lower extremity shin splint is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the finding that the Veteran's current right lower extremity conditions are related to his active-duty service, while there is no credible evidence of any current right shin splints condition or functional impairment thereof.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity condition (claimed as peripheral neuropathy, nerve damage, nerve paralysis, and numbness and tingling lower extremity), right lower extremity shin splint
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2026
- Citation
- A26018973
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for headaches was denied. The claims for service connection for depression with sleep disorder, dizziness, right lower extremity shin splint, and PTSD were all granted.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left knee disability, right knee disability, sinusitis, left lower extremity shin splint, and right lower extremity shin splint as new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's shin splints have increased in severity and warrant extraschedular consideration. The Board has ordered a new examination to determine the current severity of her service-connected bilateral shin splints.
- Granted
The Veteran's left ankle disability is currently rated at 20 percent, the maximum schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 5271 for marked limitation of motion. The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of any other claimed conditions.,Service connection has been granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks, and alcohol use disorder), sleep apnea, low back disorder, left hip disorder, right hip disorder, left knee disorder, and left lower extremity radiculopathy. Service connection was denied for the remaining conditions.
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