The Board has decided that the Veteran's right foot bone spur is related to his back disability and remands the case for further development.
The deciding factor: A grant of service connection for a back disability could affect the eligibility for secondary service connection for a right foot bone spur.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot bone spur
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2021
- Citation
- 21009384
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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 Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral foot disabilities due to insufficient information in the VA opinions provided. The AOJ will consider all relevant evidence of record, including subsequent VA treatment records and the Veteran's September 2022 argument on the VA Form 20-0995.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for right foot bone spur, left foot bone spur, restless leg syndrome, and erectile dysfunction due to lack of proper notification regarding scheduled VA examinations. The AOJ is instructed to obtain missing medical records and schedule additional examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of bilateral pes planus and right foot bone spur due to their inextricability with the Veteran's service-connected right knee strain. The VA is required to obtain medical opinions regarding whether these conditions are aggravated by his service-connected right knee strain.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right foot bone spur, finding that there is no current diagnosis of such condition.
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