The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for chronic plantar fasciitis and a temporary total convalescent rating following surgery. The veteran was granted service connection for chronic plantar fasciitis, but no new evidence or reopening of a previously denied claim was presented.
The deciding factor: The veteran's treatment did not meet the legal requirement under 38 C.F.R. § 4.30 as it pertained to a non-service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2008
- Citation
- 0802859
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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: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for the service-connected bilateral pes planus with capsulitis is being remanded due to insufficient evidence in the record regarding the current severity of his condition and whether nonservice-connected foot disabilities are also present. The case will be readjudicated after additional development.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board finds that the Veteran's current bilateral foot and ankle disability, including pes planus, chronic plantar fasciitis, hammertoes or post-surgical residuals (including scars), numbness of the right foot, and bilateral ankle strain, is at least as likely as not related to her service. Therefore, she is granted service connection for these conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left lower extremity disorder, entitlement to an earlier effective date for irritable bowel syndrome, and whether there was clear and unmistakable error in a December 1984 rating decision denying service connection for vomiting and numbness.
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