The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of her service-connected bilateral foot disability and back disability.
The deciding factor: The case requires further evidence and evaluation due to incomplete medical records and potential functional loss not adequately addressed in prior examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- plantar fasciitis of both feet, degenerative disc disease with low back strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2017
- Citation
- 1724689
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an increased rating for degenerative disc disease with low back strain to ensure a more thorough examination is conducted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings, service connection, and other issues are being remanded due to procedural errors in the legacy system. The Board will issue a Statement of the Case (SOC) on these matters.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal is dismissed as the issues were improperly docketed under the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) system.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, plantar fasciitis of both feet, and arthritis of the right great toe have been granted. The Board found that there was sufficient evidence to establish a link between these conditions and service.
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