United States Federal Circuit

Affirming the denials of the US Court of Appeals for Veteran Claims and the Board of Veterens' Appeals of a claim for an earlier effective date for a secondary service-connected back injury claim filed by a veteran with a primary service-connected bilateral ankle condition because the relevant statute does not make a claim for secondary service connection part of the primary service connection claim.

Appellate Information

• Published 2017/07/19

Judges

• DYK

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel