The Veteran's service-connected bilateral heel spurs with plantar fasciitis is granted a rating of 50 percent from March 10, 2010. The issue of separate ratings for other foot conditions remains pending.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran’s pes planus, old avulsion fracture of the left navicular, and degenerative joint disease of the left great toe are not related to his service-connected bilateral heel spurs with plantar fasciitis.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral heel spurs with plantar fasciitis, Old avulsion fracture of the left foot navicular, Degenerative joint disease of the left great toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 2, 2021
- Citation
- 21011624
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for degenerative joint disease of the right and left great toes, effective September 19, 2022. The Veteran's TDIU is also granted as of March 25, 2011.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the right and left great toes, finding that these conditions are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected injuries.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling examinations of his feet and mental health.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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