The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected right heel disability, plantar fasciitis and left calcaneal heel spur due to the need for additional examination and treatment records.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to assess the current nature and severity of the Veteran’s bilateral feet disabilities as there is a lack of recent medical evidence in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- right heel disability, plantar fasciitis, left calcaneal heel spur
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20023688
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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 has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to joint disease disability, as well as pension benefits prior to March 19, 2021, and special monthly pension. The Veteran's joint disabilities are being examined again to determine their etiology.
- Denied
The Veteran's bilateral foot disability, including pes planus, plantar fasciitis, and a left calcaneal heel spur, is currently rated at the maximum allowable under the applicable rating criteria. A higher rating cannot be assigned as he is already receiving the highest possible rating for his condition.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from engaging in substantially gainful employment prior to March 3, 2018. The Board granted a TDIU on an extra-schedular basis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development due to the need for additional medical records and a more detailed analysis of the service connection claim.
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