The Board denied service connection for right wrist and left shoulder disorders, finding the evidence did not support a current diagnosis or causal relationship to active service.,Service connection was granted for plantar fasciitis of the right foot, but with a limitation on its rating.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish that any of the claimed conditions had onset in service or were otherwise causally related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right wrist disorder, Left shoulder disorder, Plantar fasciitis, right foot (status post-operative)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2022
- Citation
- 22058188
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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