The Board granted service connection for right foot pes planus with plantar fasciitis based on the aggravation of a preexisting condition during active military service.
The deciding factor: The January 2023 VA medical opinion provided sufficient evidence to establish that the Veteran's right foot pes planus with plantar fasciitis was aggravated by his service, and this opinion was given significant probative weight.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot pes planus with plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25051219
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,113 · Granted: 47% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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