The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral heel condition due to new and material evidence submitted since the October 1994 rating decision.
The deciding factor: New medical records from the veteran's service period were added to the record, providing significant information that was not previously considered in the previous denial of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral heel condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2003
- Citation
- 0306134
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral heel condition and left ankle condition due to lack of new and relevant evidence. The Veteran's existing records have been reviewed, but no additional relevant evidence was provided.
- Denied
The Veteran's claimed conditions, including muscle pain and various joint and foot disabilities, are not service-connected as they do not meet the criteria for service connection under direct service connection rules.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a bilateral heel condition (pes planus) is granted. The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted, but the case is remanded as there is insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's current foot disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to inadequate medical opinions in the previous examinations.
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