The Veteran's initial compensable rating of 10 percent for left heel fracture is granted, and service connection for right foot disability is also granted.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions were in equipoise regarding the etiology of the right foot condition, leading to a finding of service connection based on reasonable doubt.
- Claimed conditions
- Left heel fracture, Right foot disability (plantar fasciitis and neuritis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 13, 2021
- Citation
- 21042489
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right heel fractures, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability related to his active service.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU prior to December 15, 2000 were denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating or entitlement to TDIU based on his education level.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for an increased rating for a left heel fracture as there was no indication of residual disability, and the veteran's complaints did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Partly granted
The veteran's pre-existing left heel condition was aggravated by his military service. The Board granted service connection for the residuals of a left heel fracture on this basis. However, the veteran's claim for higher evaluations for his cervical spine disability prior to February 25, 1998, and since that date, were both denied.
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