The Board granted service connection for right shoulder bicipital tendonitis and denied service connection for a right foot disorder, claimed as a stubbed right big toe, separate and distinct from bilateral plantar fasciitis.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in equipoise regarding the onset of right shoulder bicipital tendonitis during active service, while there was no current disability referable to the claimed right foot disorder separate from the already service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot disorder, claimed as a stubbed right big toe, separate and distinct from bilateral plantar fasciitis, right shoulder bicipital tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25030339
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,011 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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