The Veteran's left plantar fasciitis is granted as secondary to his service-connected right plantar fasciitis.,Bilateral hearing loss is denied due to lack of current disability for VA compensation purposes.,Service connection for a sleep disorder (claimed as 'sleep disturbances') is denied as no such condition was diagnosed during the period on appeal.,Fatigue is denied as there is no evidence of chronic fatigue syndrome or other primary disability manifested by fatigue.,Chest pain and memory loss are not shown to be related to service-connected PTSD.,Athlete’s foot and toenail fungus are denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left plantar fasciitis was found to be secondary to his service-connected right plantar fasciitis, while the other conditions were either not diagnosed or not shown during the period on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- left plantar fasciitis, bilateral hearing loss, sleep disorder (claimed as 'sleep disturbances'), fatigue, chest pain, memory loss, athlete’s foot and toenail fungus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2019
- Citation
- A19000660
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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