The Board has granted service connection for plantar fasciitis of the feet as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities. The claim for DJD of the feet was not supported by evidence and is dismissed without prejudice.
The deciding factor: A VA examiner provided a positive nexus opinion linking the current diagnosed plantar fasciitis to the Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities, while another examiner found no link between DJD and the Veteran's feet. The absence of proof of a present disability for DJD precludes its consideration in this case.
- Claimed conditions
- plantar fasciitis of the feet, DJD of the feet
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2016
- Citation
- 1644882
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