The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of the service-connected right plantar fasciitis and right calcaneus arthralgia, as well as whether flat feet are at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by these conditions. The issues of service connection for flat feet and an increased rating for right plantar fasciitis and right calcaneus arthralgia will be addressed in light of the additional evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the current assertions for entitlement to a temporary total rating under 38 C.F.R. § 4.30 are essentially attempts to establish a freestanding claim for increased rating (temporary total rating) for an earlier effective date more than one year prior to the claim for increase, which is not permitted.
- Claimed conditions
- flat feet, right plantar fasciitis with right calcaneus arthralgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19184610
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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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