The Board denied service connection for right and left leg disorders, as well as the Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to July 14, 2018. The Board found that there was no evidence linking the current leg disorders to service or service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners did not find any evidence of a direct link between the current leg disorders and service or service-connected conditions, including pes cavus.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg fracture, left leg fracture with knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2020
- Citation
- 20011516
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- Granted
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- Denied
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