The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to obtain a new VA examination and medical opinion regarding her bilateral knee and foot disabilities, including bilateral plantar fasciitis.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and medical opinion to address the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral knee and foot disabilities, including bilateral plantar fasciitis.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left foot surgery, residuals of right foot surgery, chronic disability of bilateral knees, dislocated left knee, plantar fasciitis, right foot, plantar fasciitis, left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2018
- Citation
- 1815437
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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: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left foot plantar fasciitis and remanded the claims of anxiety disorder, persistent depressive disorder, and somatic symptom disorder.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of right foot surgery, finding that there is no persuasive evidence to support a link between his current disabilities and an in-service injury.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional records and a VA examination.
- Whole decision: 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.
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