The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral plantar fibromatosis is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examination and consideration of new evidence.
The deciding factor: The claim requires a new VA examination as the last one was conducted over two years ago, given the Veteran's complaints of continuous pain.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral plantar fibromatosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18117897
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and service connection for right foot and left foot disabilities were denied as there was no evidence of an additional disability resulting from VA care, nor did the current conditions have a nexus to service.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an initial rating of 30 percent, but no higher, for bilateral plantar fibromatosis is granted. The effective date remains February 11, 2011.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for further development due to inadequate opinions from a specialist regarding the etiology of his calcaneal spurs and plantar fibromatosis.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for bilateral plantar fibromatosis was granted, with the effective date being from December 29, 2015 onward. The initial ratings were denied for the periods before that date.
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