The Board denied service connection for fracture of the back and 'foot drop' as secondary to a service-connected disability. The claim was not granted.
The deciding factor: Service connection could not be established because epilepsy, which is claimed to have caused the fractures and foot drop, was not service connected.
- Claimed conditions
- Fracture of the back, Foot drop
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0947705
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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).
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