The Board denied the Veteran's attempt to reopen his claim for a bilateral foot disorder, including plantar fasciitis. The additional evidence received since the March 2010 decision does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claims of entitlement to service connection for plantar fasciitis.
The deciding factor: The new and additional evidence submitted by the Veteran does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim of service connection for plantar fasciitis.
- Claimed conditions
- plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2015
- Citation
- 1511502
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for athletes' foot, low back strain, and plantar fasciitis due to a lack of a VA examination prior to the August 2020 rating decision.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal of an earlier effective date for service connection for bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a need for a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for plantar fasciitis.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral foot disability, including plantar fasciitis and flat foot (pes planus), finding no evidence of a causal link to his active military service.
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