The Veteran's claims for effective dates earlier than February 22, 2005 for the grants of service connection for right and left foot plantar fasciitis with heel spurs disabilities are granted.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than February 22, 2005 for the grant of service connection for lumber spine degenerative disc disease is dismissed as withdrawn by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The claims were pending until July 2005 when they were denied. The Veteran appealed and the matter was remanded.,The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection of lumber spine degenerative disc disease prior to February 22, 2005.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot plantar fasciitis with heel spurs, left foot plantar fasciitis with heel spurs, lumber spine degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20055283
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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
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