The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations to determine the current severity of his right foot plantar fasciitis and right forearm scarring, as well as any functional limitations.
The deciding factor: Additional examination is needed due to changes in symptoms since the last examination.
- Claimed conditions
- right ventral forearm scar, status post excision of malignant fibrous histiocytoma, plantar fasciitis, right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2017
- Citation
- 1752561
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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 Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional records and a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome, right upper extremity and plantar fasciitis, right foot due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded all issues to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) for further development and examination. The Veteran's claims for service connection related to bilateral hearing loss, residuals of frostbite in both hands and feet, and plantar fasciitis were not decided on the merits.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for plantar fasciitis in the right foot.
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