The Board denied the Veteran's appeal to restore service connection for left foot plantar fasciitis, finding that the original award was clearly and unmistakably erroneous.
The deciding factor: VA found that the original decision granting service connection for left foot plantar fasciitis did not have the requisite claim or nexus evidence, leading to a proposed severance of service connection which was upheld in July 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot plantar fasciitis, right heel spur, left foot flatfoot (pes planus), right foot flatfoot (pes planus)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2026
- Citation
- A26032188
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