The Veteran's service connection claims for various foot and ankle disabilities are being remanded due to conflicting medical opinions and the need for further development.
The deciding factor: There is conflicting evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran’s claimed conditions, necessitating additional examination and review.
- Claimed conditions
- left talar osteochondral lesion, right tibiotalar degenerative joint disease, left talonavicular degenerative joint disease, left Achilles tendinitis, right plantar calcaneal spur, left plantar calcaneal spur, traumatic arthritis of the right foot, traumatic arthritis of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20035812
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected due to in-service noise exposure.,The Veteran's right shoulder condition, including tendonitis and ACJ sprain, is granted as service-connected based on in-service onset and continuity of symptoms since service.,The Veteran's right knee condition, including meniscal tear with degenerative arthritis, is granted as service-connected due to in-service onset and continuity of symptoms since service.,The Veteran's left knee meniscal tear is granted as service-connected due to in-service onset and secondary to the right knee condition.,The Veteran's left Achilles tendinitis is granted as service-connected based on in-service onset.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The Veteran's TDIU is granted.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of January 1, 1995 for the awards of service connection for asthma, lumbosacral strain with lumbar spondylosis, left Achilles tendinitis, tension headaches, and left hip strain.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left Achilles tendinitis as proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar strain and left hip pain.
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