The Board has granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the bilateral feet and plantar fasciitis of the bilateral feet, both found to be proximately due to or the result of service-connected pes planus. The effective date remains pending as it is remanded.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's service-connected pes planus caused his degenerative joint disease and plantar fasciitis of the bilateral feet.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the bilateral feet, Plantar fasciitis of the bilateral feet
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- September 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18131676
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to September 13, 2019.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the bilateral feet, finding that it is not related to his military service and did not manifest within one year of separation.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for arthritis of the left thumb was dismissed as she stated satisfaction with the current rating.,The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings from March 6, 2020, for DDD of the lumbar spine, plantar fasciitis of the bilateral feet, and migraine headaches were also dismissed due to her satisfaction with the current ratings.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for leg muscle cramps, which is secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus and degenerative joint disease of the feet, must be remanded due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's reported muscle cramps.
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