The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and full compliance with VA's duty to assist.
The deciding factor: Medical records are needed from a specific VA Medical Center, as they may be pertinent to the Veteran's pending foot claims.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot strain, left foot strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1047637
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for back, neck, right and left foot strains, tension headaches, pharyngotonsillitis, and right shoulder strain as the evidence did not support a finding of a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left and right foot strains, finding that the Veteran's current bilateral plantar fasciitis with metatarsalgia is at least as likely as not caused by or incurred during active military service.
- Granted
The Board granted a higher initial rating of 10 percent for the Veteran's right foot strain, finding it to be a moderate severity injury.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions and examinations.
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