The Board granted an effective date of April 16, 1999, for service connection for foot conditions and lupus.
The deciding factor: The claim was received within one year after separation from service, allowing the earliest possible effective date to be assigned.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, bilateral plantar fasciitis, bilateral pes cavus, bilateral metatarsalgia, right foot stress fracture (a bilateral foot disability), lupus with diffusely distributed scaly pruritic exanthemata
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25032533
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, hypertension, and various musculoskeletal and skin disabilities.
- Granted
The Board granted a separate rating of 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis effective February 1, 2023.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral metatarsalgia as there is no evidence of a current disability.
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