The Board has granted service connection for right foot disability, left foot disability, right Achilles' tendonitis, and left Achilles' tendonitis, all of which are related to the Veteran's in-service performance of a physical training test in 2006.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was sufficient evidence to support a nexus between the in-service event (the 2006 Annual Physical Training Test) and the current diagnoses of right foot disability, left foot disability, right Achilles' tendonitis, and left Achilles' tendonitis.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot disability (plantar fasciitis), left foot disability (plantar fasciitis), right Achilles' tendonitis (insertional calcific tendonitis), left Achilles' tendonitis (insertional calcific tendonitis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2023
- Citation
- A23031486
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What this means for you
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