The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial disability rating and TDIU due to service-connected bilateral plantar fascitis and pes planus with degenerative arthritis. The claims are being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there were insufficient reasons provided in the previous decision regarding the Veteran's foot disability ratings and TDIU claim, necessitating further review and evidence collection.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral plantar fascitis, pes planus with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19127763
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a VA examination to assess the severity and manifestations of bilateral plantar fascitis due to inadequate pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for bilateral plantar fascitis was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a bilateral foot disability, to include bilateral pes planus and plantar fascitis, and denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for bilateral shin splints. The Board also granted initial ratings of 10 percent for right and left shin splints.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
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