The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for peripheral vascular disease, diabetes mellitus, bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis, and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The AOJ is instructed to obtain records from the appropriate repositories and the Adjutant General of Florida regarding the Veteran's dates of active duty training (ADT) and inactive duty training (IDT). Additionally, a new medical opinion is needed to address whether metatarsalgia and hallux valgus are at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by service-connected pes planus with plantar fasciitis.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's claims for peripheral vascular disease, diabetes mellitus, bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis, and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities require additional development to obtain records from his Reserve service period and to provide a new medical opinion regarding the relationship between his service-connected conditions and any newly identified diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral vascular disease, diabetes mellitus, bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20069854
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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