The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis with pes planus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's disability picture more nearly approximated severe pes planus, as evidenced by objective evidence of accentuated pain on manipulation and use, swelling on use, and extreme tenderness of plantar surfaces, which could be improved but not entirely relieved by orthopedic shoes or appliances.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral plantar fasciitis with pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25044291
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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and other benefits, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or additional compensation.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating higher than 50 percent for his bilateral foot disability, as the maximum schedular rating of 50 percent has already been assigned and there is no legal basis to award a higher evaluation.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for right ankle, posttraumatic residual pain and denied increased ratings for bilateral plantar fasciitis with pes planus and lumbar spine pain with degenerative arthritis. The thoracic spine pain claim was remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to her service-connected disabilities.
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