The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and a right knee disorder due to physical activities during his active duty service. The Veteran is seeking service connection based on his participation in annual Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) exercises, which included running, weight lifting, and forced marches.
The deciding factor: The Board found the VA examinations insufficient as they were based on inaccurate facts regarding the Veteran's periods of active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- plantar fasciitis of the left foot, plantar fasciitis of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19126584
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.
- Partly granted
The Veteran is granted a 10 percent rating for his service-connected hypertension based on a history of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more and requiring continuous medication for control. The remaining claims are remanded.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for plantar fasciitis of the right foot, finding that the evidence is at least in relative equipoise regarding whether it is causally related to the Veteran's military service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection of plantar fasciitis of the left foot, finding that July 28, 2023 is the earliest possible effective date.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, finding that the Veteran's current condition is etiologically related to her active service.
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