The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left foot disorder, claimed as left heel plantar fasciitis, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is unrelated to his service-connected bilateral knee disorder.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence linking any degree of disability involving the left foot, to include plantar fasciitis, to a service-connected disease or injury. The only evidence in favor of the veteran's claim was his own assertion that his left foot disorder is related to his service-connected degenerative joint disease in the knees, which is insufficient to establish a relationship.
- Claimed conditions
- left heel plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2008
- Citation
- 0810276
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
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