The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development due to unclear left knee severity and insufficient evidence on the right foot plantar fasciitis claim.
The deciding factor: Further examination is needed to determine the current level of severity of the left knee and whether the right foot plantar fasciitis is secondary to the service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a fracture of the left femur with marked left knee instability, plantar fasciitis of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2010
- Citation
- 1022763
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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 is granted a 10 percent rating for his service-connected hypertension based on a history of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more and requiring continuous medication for control. The remaining claims are remanded.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for plantar fasciitis of the right foot, finding that the evidence is at least in relative equipoise regarding whether it is causally related to the Veteran's military service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, finding that the Veteran's current condition is etiologically related to her active service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral residuals of trench foot, plantar fasciitis of both feet, and sleep apnea based on their relation to the Veteran's active duty service.
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