The Board has granted service connection for left and right shin splints, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his active duty military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's in-service complaints of shin pain were consistent with current diagnoses of bilateral shin splints, which resolved after service but continued over time. The Veteran's statements supported this finding, and the Board considered conflicting medical opinions without giving them significant weight due to their reliance on inaccurate factual premises.
- Claimed conditions
- left shin splints, right shin splints
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2026
- Citation
- A26027535
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left, right ankle disabilities, left and right hip disabilities, left and right shin splints, and left and right knee disabilities due to inadequate nexus opinions in the VA examination reports. The Veteran contends that her current disabilities are related to injuries sustained during basic training.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeals concerning the issues of entitlement to service connection for various conditions and ratings. The appeals are dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's service connection claim for left shin splints should be remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.
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