The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis and remanded the issue of service connection for a right knee condition.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on credible evidence that the Veteran's bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis had its onset in service and continued since service, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. An addendum opinion is needed to determine if the right knee disability was aggravated by the service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis, right knee condition (variously diagnosed as degenerative arthritis and chondromalacia patella)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2023
- Citation
- 23001720
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for an increased disability rating and earlier effective date based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in prior rating decisions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a higher rating for bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis to obtain an opinion that addresses the ameliorative effects of medication.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an increased rating to 50 percent for the Veteran's bilateral foot condition from February 25, 2020 to January 10, 2022, but denied ratings in excess of 10 percent and 50 percent at other times.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis and lumbar strain, as the earliest pending claims were filed on July 20, 2009.
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