The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right and left heel pain, finding that these symptoms are part of his already-service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis. The veteran is also denied an initial compensable evaluation for his bilateral plantar fasciitis.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence does not show a separate chronic disability manifested by right or left heel pain, and the veteran's current complaints align with his service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis.
- Claimed conditions
- Right heel pain, Left heel pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 6, 2007
- Citation
- 0727905
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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