The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral leg disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral flat feet. The case is being remanded for further action regarding entitlement to a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bilateral leg disorder was found to be caused or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral flat feet, meeting the criteria for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral leg disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 2, 2022
- Citation
- 22050442
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating of 50 percent for major depressive disorder is granted. The claim for service connection for a bilateral leg disorder is denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for various joint and musculoskeletal disorders, including bilateral hip and knee joint disorder, bilateral foot disorder, bilateral leg disorder, low back disorder, and neck disorder. The appeal is being remanded to obtain a new VA examination for tinnitus.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found no current disabilities of the bilateral legs or ankles and thus denied service connection for these conditions.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
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