The Board found that the appellant's current bilateral lower extremity disability, including his lower legs and feet, was not incurred in active service or related to any incident therein. The claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a chronic disability present during service or within one year of separation from service, nor could the appellant provide a medical opinion linking his current condition to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lower extremity disability, lower legs, feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2016
- Citation
- 1646313
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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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