The Board granted an effective date of March 7, 2020, for the grant of service connection for left foot pes planus with plantar fasciitis and denied earlier effective dates for right foot pes planus with plantar fasciitis, intervertebral disc syndrome, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, and degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, as well as spinal stenosis, intervertebral disc syndrome, degenerative disc disease of lumbar spine, degenerative arthritis of lumbar spine, and annular tear of lumbar spine.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no valid claim for service connection prior to March 7, 2020, for the left foot condition, but denied earlier effective dates for other conditions due to lack of a formal or informal claim before March 27, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot pes planus with plantar fasciitis, right foot pes planus with plantar fasciitis, intervertebral disc syndrome, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, and degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, spinal stenosis, intervertebral disc syndrome, degenerative disc disease of lumbar spine, degenerative arthritis of lumbar spine, and annular tear of lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24064757
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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