The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for her calcaneal bursitis of the bilateral feet is remanded. The issue of service connection for an ankle disorder as secondary to her foot disorder is not properly before the Board due to a prior denial by the RO.
The deciding factor: The claim was previously denied and the Veteran did not appeal this decision, so it is not currently under consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- calcaneal bursitis, ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2018
- Citation
- 18105368
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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 bilateral foot condition, including pes planus, plantar fasciitis, calcaneal bursitis, and calcaneal spurs, is rated at 30 percent disabling since March 20, 2017.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered a remand due to the inadequacy of the March 2015 VA examination, which did not address whether the Veteran's bilateral foot disorder is a congenital disease or defect and did not discuss the relationship between the current foot disorder and ankle disorder.
- Granted
The Veteran's petitions to reopen his claims of entitlement to service connection for hypertension and an acquired psychiatric disorder are granted. The Veteran’s petition to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus is remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's calcaneal bursitis of the bilateral feet is rated at 30 percent, effective from March 2019.
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