The Veteran's service connection for plantar fasciitis is granted. The rating for dermatitis is increased to 60 percent, effective the date of claim. Other claims are either denied or remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection for plantar fasciitis is established based on competent and credible lay evidence of symptoms since service following an in-service injury. The Veteran's current bilateral foot disability is less likely related to his in-service injury, but the Board affords no probative weight to the October 2012 VA examiner’s opinion due to its reliance on a lack of post-service treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Plantar Fasciitis"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- January 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20006189
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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