The Board has denied service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and depression, both claimed as secondary to diabetes mellitus. The decision also notes that the Veteran's right arm tendon condition is remanded due to missing records.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding of current disabilities or a link between the conditions and service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral plantar fasciitis, depression
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19133388
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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