The Board has granted service connection for plantar fasciitis of the right and left feet, finding that the veteran's complaints of foot pain during service were consistent with his current diagnoses.
The deciding factor: Service medical records show complaints of intermittent foot pain, which was diagnosed as plantar fasciitis after discharge. The Board found these symptoms present in service and continuing thereafter.
- Claimed conditions
- plantar fasciitis, right foot, plantar fasciitis, left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2007
- Citation
- 0732580
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left foot plantar fasciitis and remanded the claims of anxiety disorder, persistent depressive disorder, and somatic symptom disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional records and a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome, right upper extremity and plantar fasciitis, right foot due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for plantar fasciitis, left foot was dismissed by the Veteran prior to a decision being issued.
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