The Board granted a 70 percent rating for adjustment disorder with depressed mood and a TDIU, but denied an increased rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis with heel spurs and an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for adjustment disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in equipoise to support the assignment of a 70 percent rating for adjustment disorder, but not enough to warrant a higher rating for plantar fasciitis. The Veteran's claim for TDIU was granted due to his service-connected disabilities affecting his employability.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral plantar fasciitis with heel spurs, Adjustment disorder with depressed mood (adjustment disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- June 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25055190
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.
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