The Board granted service connection for a left foot disability and a right foot disability, but remanded the issue of service connection for a right ankle disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's left and right foot disabilities had their onset during his honorable active-duty service and have continued since that time.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot disability, including diagnosed metatarsalgia, pes cavus, plantar fasciitis, status post osteotomy of 5th metatarsal, right foot disability, including diagnosed metatarsalgia, pes cavus, plantar fasciitis, status post osteotomy of the 5th metatarsal
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 28, 2025
- Citation
- 25005782
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion on whether plantar fasciitis was aggravated by active duty training.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to the AOJ for further development and consideration of evidence not previously considered.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a right foot disability and left foot disability as the evidence did not support that the preexisting conditions worsened beyond their natural progression during active duty for training (ACDUTRA).
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for various musculoskeletal conditions of the left and right hands, shoulders, elbows, wrists, knees, ankles, and foot, but granted service connection for a right knee disability and fibromyalgia. The decision was based on medical evidence that did not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
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