The Board granted service connection for a bilateral foot disorder (plantar fasciitis) as secondary to the veteran's service-connected left knee disability, based on aggravation.
The deciding factor: The October 2007 VA examiner concluded that it is at least as likely as not that the veteran's service-related left knee condition could accelerate the veteran's bilateral foot condition beyond its natural progression because of the veteran's limp favoring the left knee.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot disorder (plantar fasciitis)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- April 23, 2008
- Citation
- 0813439
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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