The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining updated medical opinions regarding the relationship between service-connected conditions and a current left heel disorder.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was inadequate as it did not address whether the service-connected low back disability aggravates a current left heel condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left heel disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2013
- Citation
- 1304773
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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