The Board granted service connection for left plantar fasciitis, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the Veteran's competent and credible testimony that his left foot pain started in service and has continued ever since, corroborated by a November 2018 VA treatment record.
- Claimed conditions
- left plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 18, 2024
- Citation
- 24002759
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
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