The Board denied service connection for left foot plantar fasciitis as there is no evidence of the condition in service, and no evidence linking it to service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's current left foot plantar fasciitis was not etiologically related to his right heel stress fracture from service or any other incident during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2009
- Citation
- 0906300
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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