Legal Opinion
Manzanares v. Shulkin
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 19, 2017No. 2016-1946PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYK, Circuit Judge.
Martha Manzanares, a veteran, has a primary service-connected bilateral ankle condition. During the pendency of a claim for increased rating for her ankle condition, Ms. Manzanares submitted a claim for a back condition as secondary service-connected. She appeals from a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) that affirmed a decision by the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (“Board”), denying her an earlier effective date for her back condition. We affirm.
Background
This case presents the question whether a claim for increased rating…
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