The Board granted service connection for treatment purposes only for a left foot disability and denied it for a cardiovascular condition. The remaining issues were remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the onset of plantar fasciitis during active duty, while there was no evidence supporting a current cardiovascular disability or related symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot disability, cardiovascular disability, acquired psychiatric condition, claimed as depression, epigastric hernia, hiatal hernia, diaphragm condition, gall bladder disease, pancreatitis, liver condition, left eye disability, ribs condition, right foot disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25049891
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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- Denied
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