The Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right hand conditions, as well as his initial compensable evaluations for nephrolithiasis and bilateral pes planus with calcaneal plantar fasciitis prior to May 1, 2015, were denied. The Veteran was granted service connection for a sinus condition in August 2015.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for granting higher ratings or establishing service connection for the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Nephrolithiasis, Bilateral Pes Planus with Calcaneal Plantar Fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 26, 2016
- Citation
- 1616643
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