The Board has determined that the veteran's right foot plantar fasciitis with Achilles tendonitis does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent, based on the current symptomatology and lack of evidence supporting more severe impairment.
The deciding factor: The most recent VA examination did not find moderate or moderately severe symptomatology for the veteran's service-connected right foot plantar fasciitis with Achilles tendonitis, thus no higher evaluation is warranted under Diagnostic Code 5284.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Foot Plantar Fasciitis, Achilles Tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 23, 2001
- Citation
- 0114467
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