The Board denied service connection for left and right heel spurs with plantar fasciitis, GERD, and an initial compensable rating for hypertension. The issue of whether a reduction in rating from 30 percent disabling to noncompensable, for migraine headaches, effective November 16, 2023, was proper, is dismissed.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the claim that the Veteran's heel spurs and plantar fasciitis were secondary to her service-connected knee conditions or that GERD was related to either migraines or sleep apnea. The Board found no current disability for hypertension during the appeal period, and the reduction in rating from 30 percent disabling to noncompensable for migraine headaches was adjudicated as part of a previous decision.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, left heel spur with plantar fasciitis, right heel spur with plantar fasciitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094631
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