The Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis was denied as not incurred in service and is not otherwise related to service.,Service connection for an eye condition due to trauma, asthma, lumbar strain, and right hip pain were remanded due to insufficient evidence of a nexus between the conditions and service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis was denied as there is no in-service incident or diagnosis that could be linked to the current condition.,Service connection for an eye condition, asthma, lumbar strain, and right hip pain were remanded due to insufficient evidence of a nexus between these conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Plantar Fasciitis, Macular Degeneration, Asthma, Degenerative Disc Disease of the Lumbar Spine, Right Hip Pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2021
- Citation
- A21020263
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What this means for you
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