The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination regarding whether the Veteran's left heel spur is caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes or plantar fasciitis.
The deciding factor: The examiner did not address whether the left heel spur was caused or aggravated by the service-connected conditions, and a new opinion is needed.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot heel spur
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2021
- Citation
- 21012594
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a left foot heel spur was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date and denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for left great toe hallux valgus as there was no legal basis to consider these issues.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection and special monthly compensation based on housebound criteria, as there was no legal basis to support an earlier effective date.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a compensable rating for left and right foot heel spurs, and an initial compensable disability rating for GERD and hiatal hernia due to inadequate VA examinations.
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