The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral ankle condition and whether to reopen his claim of service connection for a lumbar spine condition is being remanded.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot condition (plantar fasciitis) and cervical spine condition (claimed as C3 and C4 disc herniation with mild central stenosis) is also being remanded.
The deciding factor: There are insufficient medical records to determine the etiology of the Veteran's ankle conditions.,The VA examiner did not diagnose a cervical spine condition, but found no evidence linking it to service. The Veteran has multiple in-service incidents that may be related to his current conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"plantar fasciitis","additional_notes":"Veteran has a medical diagnosis dating at least to 2007, and reports attributing his foot conditions to a hard landing during a parachute jump in service."}, {"condition_name":"lumbar spine condition (claimed as C3 and C4 disc herniation with mild central stenosis)","additional_notes":"Veteran has multiple in-service incidents, including a tank round falling on his left foot. No diagnosed cervical spine condition found by VA examiner."}, {"condition_name":"bilateral ankle condition","additional_notes":""}, {"condition_name":"cervical spine condition (claimed as C3 and C4 disc herniation with mild central stenosis)","additional_notes":"Veteran has multiple in-service incidents, including a tank round falling on his left foot. No diagnosed cervical spine condition found by VA examiner."}, {"condition_name":"bilateral hearing loss disability","additional_notes":""}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19116543
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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.
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