The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, including calcaneal spurs, arthritis, and plantar fasciitis. The conditions are considered superimposed injuries to his high arch congenital defect.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and opinions indicate that the current diagnoses of calcaneal spurs, arthritis, and plantar fasciitis are related to a developmental foot type and wear and tear over time, which is consistent with the Veteran's history of in-service hospitalization for multisystem illness but not directly linked to his service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral calcaneal spurs, foot arthritis, plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2021
- Citation
- 21068551
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for athletes' foot, low back strain, and plantar fasciitis due to a lack of a VA examination prior to the August 2020 rating decision.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal of an earlier effective date for service connection for bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a need for a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for plantar fasciitis.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral foot disability, including plantar fasciitis and flat foot (pes planus), finding no evidence of a causal link to his active military service.
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