The Board granted a separate evaluation of 20 percent for plantar fasciitis of the right foot associated with a shrapnel wound, denied an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for a right foot shrapnel wound based on paralysis of the musculocutaneous nerve, and denied a compensable evaluation from June 4, 2019 for a right foot shrapnel wound scar.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the severity of the plantar fasciitis being separate and distinct from other disabilities, while the paralysis of the musculocutaneous nerve did not meet the criteria for a higher rating, and the scar was not painful or unstable.
- Claimed conditions
- Plantar fasciitis of the right foot, Right foot shrapnel wound with numbness and tingling of the musculocutaneous nerve, Right foot shrapnel wound scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25008012
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 926 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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