The Veteran's lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and intervertebral disc syndrome is granted as secondary to his service-connected left foot plantar fasciitis with pes planus. A 30 percent rating, and no higher, for left foot disability from March 15, 2022 forward, is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lumbosacral strain was found to be secondary to his service-connected left foot condition due to a post-service injury in 2002. The Board found the evidence supported that the current back disability was caused by his service-connected left foot disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and intervertebral disc syndrome, left foot plantar fasciitis with pes planus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 27, 2023
- Citation
- A23033487
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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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- Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for higher disability ratings were denied, but the claim for individual unemployability was remanded.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for TDIU and DEA benefits prior to December 7, 2020 is denied as there was no formal or informal claim received prior to that date. The effective dates for the TDIU and DEA benefits are both set at December 7, 2020.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and intervertebral disc syndrome has rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting a TDIU on an extra-schedular basis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a new examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's lumbar spine disability and lower extremity radiculopathy during flare-ups and after repeated use over time.
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