The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left leg pain disability, right foot arthritis, back pain secondary to a left leg pain disability, and right knee disability secondary to a left leg pain disability. The remaining claims of service connection for right foot arthritis, back pain secondary to left leg pain, and right knee disability secondary to left leg pain are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of left leg pain and limping during boot camp were documented in the Service Treatment Records (STRs), which provide strong evidence supporting his claim for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg pain, right foot arthritis, back pain secondary to left leg pain, right knee disability secondary to left leg pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2024
- Citation
- A24042934
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for left leg pain is denied because his period of dishonorable service from December 1985 to December 1986 serves as a bar to VA benefits.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and dismissed all other appeals related to various joint conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right foot disability, including arthritis, osteoporosis, foot drop, neuropathy, difficult gait, and tinea pedis, was incurred during service and continues to this day.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's bilateral foot, hand, and hip conditions are remanded due to a duty to assist error. The AOJ is instructed to obtain new medical opinions regarding whether these conditions are aggravated by the Veteran's inability to take NSAIDs due to his service-connected kidney removal.
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