The Veteran's appeals for rating reductions and entitlement to a compensable rating have been dismissed as she has withdrawn her appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew her appeal in September 2024, expressing her desire to close the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral plantar fasciitis with left heel spur, painful scars, status post lumpectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2024
- Citation
- A24076658
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for bilateral plantar fasciitis with left heel spur and a compensable evaluation for erectile dysfunction.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis with left heel spur was granted a rating of 30 percent, but no higher, effective February 7, 2021.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, as he is limited to sedentary work due to his foot and knee conditions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for higher disability ratings for bilateral pes planus, bilateral plantar fasciitis with left heel spur (including osteoarthritis), and tinnitus before the decision was finalized.
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