The Board denied a compensable rating for the left foot disability before September 21, 2015, and an increased rating higher than 30 percent from that date. However, it granted a separate 10 percent rating for plantar fasciitis starting February 7, 2021, and earlier effective dates of April 1, 2014, for the grants of service connection for right foot rheumatoid arthritis, right ankle rheumatoid arthritis, and left ankle rheumatoid arthritis.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence showing no more than mild symptoms before September 21, 2015, and the maximum schedular rating from that date. The revised regulations allowed for a separate rating for plantar fasciitis starting February 7, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- Left foot disability (plantar fasciitis with inferior calcaneal bursitis and rheumatoid arthritis), Right foot rheumatoid arthritis, Right ankle rheumatoid arthritis, Left ankle rheumatoid arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24063236
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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