The Board has granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and varicose veins in both lower extremities, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence established a current disability (plantar fasciitis and varicose veins) and linked it to the Veteran's active military service through competent lay testimony and medical opinions supporting an in-service injury or aggravation of pre-existing conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- plantar fasciitis, left foot, plantar fasciitis, right foot, varicose veins, left lower extremity, varicose veins, right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24045798
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