The Board granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, right hip strain, left hip strain, and herpes simplex (Type A & B). The veteran's claims for left knee disability, groin disability, and removal of warts on the left elbow were also granted. Service connection was denied for other conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA compensation examination confirmed that the veteran had chronic bilateral plantar fasciitis, right hip strain, and left hip strain associated with his military service. The Board found sufficient evidence to support these determinations.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral plantar fasciitis, Wegener's granulomatosis (with residuals), right hip strain, left hip strain, left knee disability, groin disability, herpes simplex (Type A & B), removal of warts on the left elbow
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 23, 2005
- Citation
- 0531870
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess his bilateral knee and hip disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Board has not made a final determination on the claims of service connection for inguinal hernia, PTSD, joint pain, fibromyalgia, left knee disability, right knee disability, tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory disability, sleep disorder, IBS, and headaches. The claims are remanded to obtain additional evidence and determine if these conditions are related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient rationale in the July 2012 VA examination for the Veteran's left knee disability, and a new addendum opinion is needed.
- Dismissed
The appeals regarding the evaluation of bilateral plantar fasciitis and residuals of fractures of the second, fourth, and fifth left toes, as well as the evaluation of bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy with loss of use, are dismissed as untimely.
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