Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis based on the Veteran's competent lay statements regarding the chronic nature of his foot pain during service.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, given his competent lay statements and the lack of a medical opinion addressing these statements.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094477
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