The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for plantar fasciitis, right foot and remanded the issue of entitlement to a compensable rating for tinea versicolor, neck due to inadequate examination reports.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support an increased rating as it showed that the Veteran's right foot plantar fasciitis disability had manifested only to objective evidence of marked deformity, pain on manipulation and use accentuated, with essentially no relief from surgical or non-surgical treatment of the foot, which is commensurate of a 20 percent evaluation under both DC 5276 and DC 5269.
- Claimed conditions
- Plantar fasciitis, right foot, Tinea versicolor, neck
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 30, 2025
- Citation
- 25005925
What this means for you
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