The Veteran's claim for a separate right foot condition is denied as the evidence does not support the presence of a foreign object in his right foot.,The Veteran's increased disability rating claim for plantar fasciitis of the right foot is denied as the current schedular criteria are adequate to describe the severity and symptoms of his condition.,The Veteran's compensable disability ratings for scarring of the left leg and painful scarring of the left leg prior to December 20, 2019 are denied due to insufficient evidence supporting these claims.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not support the presence of a foreign object in the Veteran's right foot. The x-rays have been unable to replicate findings from September 2008.,The current schedular criteria adequately describe the severity and symptoms of the Veteran’s plantar fasciitis, which is rated at 30 percent under DC 5276.,There is insufficient evidence to support separate compensable disability ratings for scarring of the left leg and painful scarring of the left leg prior to December 20, 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- Right foot condition, Plantar fasciitis of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2021
- Citation
- 21003330
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right foot condition, including pain and functional limitation, is related to service. The Veteran's right leg disability did not have an onset in service or manifest within a year of service, nor is it otherwise related to service or a service-connected disability. The Veteran's left leg disability also did not have an onset in service or manifest within a year of service, nor is it otherwise related to service or a service-connected disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right foot condition as there is no current or diagnosed disability, and the evidence does not support a finding that any such disability was incurred in service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several claims due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including for new VA medical opinions on right wrist and knee conditions, right foot condition, right ankle condition, erectile dysfunction, GERD, headaches, obstructive sleep apnea, dry eye syndrome, lumbar spine condition, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's pes planus and right foot condition were found to have been injured in service and are etiologically related. New evidence has been received, warranting readjudication of the claims.
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