The Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis, left shoulder strain (rotator cuff tendinitis), and lumbosacral strain are not service-connected. The Veteran's allergic rhinitis is also not service-connected.,An initial rating of 20 percent for cervical strain was granted effective March 31, 2022.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis, left shoulder strain (rotator cuff tendinitis), or lumbosacral strain were incurred in service. The Veteran's allergic rhinitis is also not service-connected.,The evidence showed that the Veteran's cervical strain was manifested by forward flexion to at worst 20 degrees with no ankylosis.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral plantar fasciitis, left shoulder strain (rotator cuff tendinitis), left hip trochanteric pain syndrome (trochanteric bursitis and iliopsoas tendinitis, patella alta, and patellofemoral chondromalacia) (left knee disability), lumbosacral strain, allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24073119
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,240 · Granted: 28% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for asthma and a 10 percent rating based on multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities were dismissed. The claim of entitlement to a compensable rating for eczema was denied, while the claim of entitlement to allergic rhinitis was not addressed as it pertained to different issues.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for lumbosacral strain, asthma, melasma and hydradenitis, hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression, anxiety, and stress), left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, left knee disorder, a left foot disorder, and IBS have been granted. The remaining issues are remanded.
- Dismissed
The appeals regarding the evaluation of bilateral plantar fasciitis and residuals of fractures of the second, fourth, and fifth left toes, as well as the evaluation of bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy with loss of use, are dismissed as untimely.
- Granted
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