The Board finds that the evidence is in relative equipoise on whether the veteran's bilateral metatarsalgia is related to his service-connected knee disabilities, and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions are in relative equipoise regarding the relationship between the veteran's bilateral metatarsalgia and his service-connected knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral metatarsalgia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2002
- Citation
- 0209967
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral metatarsalgia as there is no evidence of a current disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for bilateral metatarsalgia as further development is required.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral metatarsalgia, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis with metatarsalgia is granted a rating of more than 10 percent, and the claims for initial ratings for left hip conditions are remanded.
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