The Veteran withdrew her appeal for the claim of entitlement to an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral plantar fasciitis at a February 2016 Board hearing.,For the right shoulder disability, the criteria for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent have not been met.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's non-dominant right shoulder disability has not been manifested by limitation of motion to shoulder level or midway between side and shoulder.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Plantar Fasciitis, Right Shoulder Tendonitis with Right Trapezius, Pectoralis and Latissimus Dorsi Strain, Right Wrist Tendonitis, Right Hip Bursitis, Right Knee Chondromalacia (right knee disability), Costochondritis and Radiation Fibrosis Anterior Right Chest, Scar with Thinning of Skin Post-Lumpectomy Right Breast
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2016
- Citation
- 1614679
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
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