The Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis, glaucoma, chronic dry eye syndrome, benign prostatic hypertrophy, and xerosis cutis, onychomycosis, and dermatophytosis are all granted or denied as specified. The appeal is not about service connection for sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's conditions were evaluated based on the criteria set forth in the Schedule for Rating Disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Plantar Fasciitis, Glaucoma, Chronic Dry Eye Syndrome, Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH), Xerosis Cutis, Onychomycosis, and Dermatophytosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18143009
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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