The Board has decided to remand the claims for increased disability ratings due to additional VA treatment records and a March 2017 VA foot examination being associated with the file after the appeal was transferred.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence was added to the record, including VA treatment records and a March 2017 VA foot examination, which requires remand for further consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- plantar fasciitis with pes planus, peroneous tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18143610
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error regarding the initial rating assigned for plantar fasciitis with pes planus.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for plantar fasciitis with pes planus and loss of sense of smell due to duty to assist errors. The Veteran is required to provide a VA examination regarding the etiology of his diagnoses.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for obesity as secondary to his service-connected plantar fasciitis with pes planus has been withdrawn, and the claim is dismissed. The Veteran also withdrew his appeal seeking an increased evaluation for sleep apnea.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeals for service connection for various conditions, including plantar fasciitis with pes planus, sinusitis, left varicose veins, right varicose veins, allergic rhinitis, and bilateral hearing loss. As a result, the appeal is dismissed.
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