The Board denied service connection for plantar fasciitis, hypertension, and allergic rhinitis. The Veteran's plantar fasciitis is not related to his service or any service-connected conditions.,Service connection for hypertension was also denied as the evidence did not show it was caused by his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no medical nexus between the Veteran’s bilateral plantar fasciitis and his service, nor could they find a link to any of his service-connected conditions.,The September 2018 hypertension C&P examination concluded that the Veteran's hypertension is not related to his period of service or caused by any service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- plantar fasciitis, hypertension, allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19186429
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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