The Board has determined that the Veteran's degenerative joint disease of the right foot and bilateral plantar fasciitis are service connected, with the latter being aggravated by his service-connected plantar warts.
The deciding factor: Expert medical opinions established that the Veteran's degenerative joint disease was likely due to diabetes mellitus resulting from diabetic neuropathy. The expert also opined that the bilateral plantar fasciitis was aggravated by the service-connected plantar warts, with a baseline of mild symptoms prior to aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease, Bilateral plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2014
- Citation
- 1431062
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