The Veteran's service-connected degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine is not found to be related to his right foot conditions, including flat foot, plantar fasciitis, calcaneal spur, and degenerative arthritis. The Board denied service connection for these conditions as secondary to his lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by VA examiners were against a finding that the Veteran's right foot conditions are related to his service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- flat foot
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2022
- Citation
- 22009971
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's right foot conditions and their relation to service. The claim will be reconsidered with additional examination and opinion.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's right foot condition, resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension under the PACT Act and recharacterized the new and relevant evidence issue regarding flat foot, allowing readjudication of the claim.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including flat foot, plantar fasciitis, left shoulder condition, back condition, bilateral wrist condition, sleep disorder, right shin splints, and bilateral knee condition.
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