The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left foot condition as secondary to his service-connected patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's current condition was aggravated by his service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the medical opinions were conflicting but ultimately determined that the Veteran's condition was aggravated beyond its natural progression by his service-connected patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee, resolving any doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- prominent posterior plantar and retrocalcaneal spurs of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 19, 2021
- Citation
- 21003182
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What this means for you
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