The Board has decided that the Veteran's left heel injury is related to his service-connected right heel disability and remands for further examination.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the potential relationship between the service-connected right heel condition and the left heel condition, requiring a VA examination to determine if there is secondary causation or aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- left heel injury, arthralgia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2018
- Citation
- 18154867
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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: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's requests to appeal the May 12, 2023 rating decision that granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied service connection for lumbar spine DDD, left heel injury, and right knee injury. The reasons given were that the appeals were not timely filed.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a left ankle condition to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the Veteran's tarsal tunnel syndrome, or any other possible ankle nerve disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a chronic heart condition arrhythmia, a low back condition, and a left heel injury due to the lack of evidence showing current disabilities related to these conditions.
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