Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of December 21, 2022, for the assignment of a 50 percent disability rating for service-connected bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis.
The deciding factor: Resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, the Board found that his symptoms were present for the entire period on appeal, warranting a 50 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085491
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