The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for further development due to inadequate opinions from a specialist regarding the etiology of his calcaneal spurs and plantar fibromatosis.
The deciding factor: The opinions provided were insufficient, leading to the need for new medical evidence to clarify the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his current disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral calcaneal spurs, bilateral plantar fibromatosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19185884
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 Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right ankle strain, but dismissed the claim for an increased rating in excess of 50 percent for bilateral calcaneal spurs.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection and rating issues related to left ankle arthritis, bilateral plantar fasciitis, COPD, and bilateral calcaneal spurs was dismissed due to untimely submission of the Notice of Disagreement.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a bilateral foot disability, to include osteoarthritis of the right foot, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and bilateral calcaneal spurs, but not including the already service-connected left foot osteoarthritis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to review whether separate ratings are warranted for bilateral pes planus, plantar fasciitis, arthritis, and calcaneal spurs.
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