The Board has denied service connection for left and right heel disabilities due to lack of evidence showing aggravation during service. The Veteran's back disability is also remanded for further examination.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's current heel or back conditions are related to his military service, including any aggravation thereof.
- Claimed conditions
- left heel disability, right heel disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19184329
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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.
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 claim for a left heel disability to obtain an addendum opinion that adequately addresses the Veteran's reports of symptoms and history.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right knee and heel disabilities as they were not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any event, injury, or disease in service and are not caused or aggravated by the service-connected left knee disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal for readjudication of service connection claims, primarily focusing on a left heel disability and its secondary effects.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including left ankle, left heel, left leg shin splints, lumbar spine, right elbow, right heel, and right leg shin splints, as further development is needed to determine if these conditions are related to active duty service.
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