The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for restoration of his disability ratings was not considered abandoned due to failure to report for a scheduled examination. The RO reinstated the same ratings based on re-examination in December 1998, confirming and continuing the prior evaluations.
The deciding factor: The evidence clearly established that during the period from August 1990 until September 1997, the veteran's condition of his feet and ankles remained essentially the same as noted on examination in July 1988.
- Claimed conditions
- Achilles tendinitis, Plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2003
- Citation
- 0300662
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,175 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board has granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and dismissed the proposed severance of service connection for plantar fasciitis. The Veteran's current allergic rhinitis is considered to have started during his period of active duty for training.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found no evidence of a current bilateral foot pain disorder related to service and denied the claim.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's GERD is granted service connection. The claims for pes planus, plantar fasciitis, and obstructive sleep apnea are remanded due to inadequate VA examinations. The PTSD rating is also remanded.
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