The Board granted an initial evaluation of 20 percent for right foot plantar fasciitis and an effective date of July 5, 2021, for the award of service connection for right foot plantar fasciitis. The appeal was remanded for a separate compensable rating for right foot pes planus.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms were not relieved by nonsurgical treatment and he was recommended for surgery but was not a surgical candidate, warranting an initial 20 percent evaluation. The effective date of July 5, 2021, is granted as the date the Veteran submitted his intent to file a claim.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot plantar fasciitis, right foot pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 1, 2024
- Citation
- A24071207
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.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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