The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral foot disability, diagnosed as bilateral plantar fasciitis, is service-connected due to aggravation of a preexisting condition (bilateral pes planus) during her active duty.
The deciding factor: The August 2010 VA examiner opined that the Veteran's current bilateral plantar fasciitis was related to her pre-existing bilateral pes planus and did not arise in service, but could have been aggravated by the in-service calcaneal fractures. The Board found this opinion lacking a coherent rationale and remanded for further clarification.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot disability, bilateral pes planus, bilateral plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2013
- Citation
- 1316282
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeals regarding the evaluation of bilateral plantar fasciitis and residuals of fractures of the second, fourth, and fifth left toes, as well as the evaluation of bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy with loss of use, are dismissed as untimely.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral foot disability is related to his active military service and grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis and his service. The Veteran is seeking service connection for this condition.
- Denied
The Board denied the Appellant's requests for earlier effective dates for his service connection for bilateral pes planus and gynecomastia scar residuals, finding that the earliest possible effective dates are the dates of receipt of the claims.
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