The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right foot degenerative arthritis and plantar fasciitis due to a lack of an addendum opinion addressing whether his pre-existing conditions were aggravated during honorable active duty.
The deciding factor: The examiner was not asked to address whether the Veteran’s pre-existing right foot condition(s) were aggravated during his honorable active military service period between January 1979 and December 1986.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot degenerative arthritis, right foot plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2020
- Citation
- A20018891
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the claims for increased rating and service connection must be remanded due to inadequate examinations and duty-to-assist errors.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of right foot degenerative arthritis before the Board could make a decision.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions including hypoglycemia, sinusitis, left foot pes planus, right foot pes planus, right foot plantar fasciitis, left ankle pain, left hip osteoarthritis, left knee sprain, bradycardia, dry eye, hernia, hypercholesterolemia, and bilateral hearing loss.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right foot and left foot plantar fasciitis, finding that there was no credible evidence to support the claim of in-service onset or relationship to service.
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