Granted
The Board granted service connection for a left hip condition, lower back condition, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and right hip condition based on new and relevant evidence. The Board also granted service connection for left hip pain with left lower extremity radiculopathy and right hip pain with right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the service-connected lower back condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current lower back, bilateral hip, and plantar fasciitis conditions are related to her active military service or aggravated by her service-connected disabilities. The March 2025 private medical opinion supports this conclusion.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip condition, lower back condition, bilateral plantar fasciitis, right hip condition, left hip pain with left lower extremity radiculopathy, right hip pain with right lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106604
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