The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and hemorrhoids, including as secondary to his service-connected gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with abdominal mass. The evidence does not support a finding that the current hemorrhoids are related to the service-connected GERD.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the Veteran's current hemorrhoids to his service-connected GERD or any other service-connected condition, and the Veteran has not provided competent medical evidence to establish such a link.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral plantar fasciitis, hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2010
- Citation
- 1014565
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted a separate rating of 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis effective February 1, 2023.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for hemorrhoids due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an additional direct medical opinion.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder due to another medical condition with depressive features and generalized anxiety disorder, denied a higher rating for his migraine including migraine variants, and denied ratings for other conditions.
- Granted
The Board granted a 10 percent rating for hemorrhoids, which fully satisfies the Veteran's appeal.
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