The Board granted service connection for a sphincterectomy and BPPV, but denied service connection for a hernia. The cervical spine disability and bilateral plantar fasciitis claims were remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted for the sphincterectomy as secondary to service-connected GERD with IBS and ulcer, and for BPPV based on in-service symptoms. However, there was not enough evidence to support a grant of service connection for the hernia, plantar fasciitis, or cervical spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- hernia, sphincterectomy, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), bilateral plantar fasciitis, cervical spine disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25035200
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board granted a separate rating of 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis effective February 1, 2023.
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