This decision grants an earlier effective date of August 1, 2014 for a 40% rating for spondylolysis of L4, anterolisthesis of L4 on L5 and facet syndrome of the lumbar spine. The Veteran's claim is also granted for an earlier effective date of August 1, 2014 for a 30% rating for pes planus.,An earlier effective date of October 12, 2016 was denied for the assignment of a 30% rating for pes planus.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms were found to have been occurring since August 1, 2014, and his condition warranted an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- spondylolysis of L4, anterolisthesis of L4 on L5, facet syndrome of the lumbar spine, pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- November 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19188975
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,421 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing pes planus condition was aggravated by service. The effective date is August 15, 2025.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis with pes planus, finding that her current condition had its onset during active military service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for service connection for pes planus was dismissed because he filed a supplemental claim after the AOJ had already addressed his initial denial, violating the AMA rule against concurrent jurisdiction.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for pes planus with plantar fasciitis, finding that the Veteran's preexisting bilateral pes planus was aggravated during active service and his bilateral plantar fasciitis is related to his service.
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