The Board has granted a 50% disability rating for bilateral metatarsalgia and plantar fasciitis as of June 24, 2015, but the effective date is set at November 6, 2018 due to the Veteran's failure to timely appeal prior decisions.
The deciding factor: The claim was reopened on new evidence submitted by the Veteran after his initial application in 2015 and a final denial in 2016. The effective date is set at the date of receipt of the reopened claim, November 6, 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, bilateral metatarsalgia and plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 8, 2023
- Citation
- 23065301
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran experienced tinnitus during his active duty service.
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