The Board granted service connection for a right and left retrocalcaneal spur as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus, and IBS as secondary to her persistent depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: The October 2022 private opinion was found persuasive in establishing a nexus between the Veteran's ankle conditions and her service-connected bilateral pes planus, and between her IBS and her service-connected psychiatric condition.
- Claimed conditions
- right retrocalcaneal spur, left retrocalcaneal spur, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25031751
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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