The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis with heel spurs is denied. The effective date of the award remains January 10, 2012.
The deciding factor: There was no ascertainable increase in disability within one year prior to the receipt of the Veteran's claim on January 10, 2012.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral plantar fasciitis with heel spurs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 10, 2018
- Citation
- 18141497
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