The Board has granted the Veteran's petitions to reopen his claims for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, left foot pes planus, and right ankle disability. The claims are remanded for further development regarding these issues.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the previous denial supports a reopening of the claims for service connection for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral plantar fasciitis, pes planus (flat feet), right ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19102449
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.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Granted
The Board granted a separate rating of 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis effective February 1, 2023.
- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection, increased ratings, and earlier effective dates as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between his current conditions and his active military service.
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