The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional evidentiary development, including a new VA examination to determine if his lumbar paravertebral myositis and DDD of the cervical spine are aggravated by his bilateral plantar fasciitis and bunion formation.
The deciding factor: The Joint Motion for Remand instructed that a new VA examination is necessary to address whether the Veteran's claimed conditions are aggravated by his service-connected disability (bilateral plantar fasciitis and bunion formation).
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar paravertebral myositis, DDD of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2014
- Citation
- 1432548
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for increased ratings was continuously pursued, and the appellant is eligible to charge agent fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the June 2024 rating decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete records and procedural issues.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding the increased ratings for tension headaches, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, DDD of the cervical spine, and voiding dysfunction.
- Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of September 20, 1996 for the assignment of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.
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