The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral foot pain is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional private treatment records.
The deciding factor: The decision was not explicitly based on a specific reasoning sentence, but it mentions that the Veteran should be afforded a VA examination to determine whether his bilateral foot pain presents a functional impairment of earning capacity and if so, whether that impairment is directly related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2018
- Citation
- 18137887
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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 has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to missing records and a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The claims will be readjudicated after obtaining any necessary records.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral foot pain, right knee pain and weakness, and left knee pain and weakness are granted as service-connected.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to errors in development and a need for additional evidence, including clarification of the Veteran's claim and an examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disability, as his current diagnosis is bilateral plantar fasciitis. The decision also includes a request to verify the Veteran's periods of service in the Army National Guard and obtain his complete service treatment records.
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