The veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including medical examinations.
The deciding factor: Further examination is needed to determine if there are separate disabilities or additional limitations of motion related to the service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral heel pain, myofascial pain syndrome of the thoracic spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2007
- Citation
- 0710724
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as depression, was granted. Other claims were denied or remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for acid reflux, lumbar spine disorder, bilateral knee disorders, and bilateral heel pain due to inadequate VA examinations. The AOJ is instructed to send the claim file to an appropriate clinician who will provide opinions on whether the Veteran's conditions had onset in active service or are otherwise causally connected to his service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various joint and muscle pain conditions due to an undiagnosed illness, as they are related to his military service in the Southwest Asia theater.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral foot disability and obstructive sleep apnea due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, with one related to his service-connected knee arthritis.
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