The Board has determined that the Veteran's December 2019 VA Form 10182 Notice of Disagreement was improperly accepted as an AMA appeal. The AOJ must issue a statement of the case for the issues decided and the Veteran will have the option to continue the appeal under either the legacy system or the modernized appeals system.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the December 2019 VA Form 10182 Notice of Disagreement was improperly accepted as an AMA appeal, thus requiring a statement of the case for the issues decided.
- Claimed conditions
- dental disability, right wrist disability, bilateral plantar fasciitis, right shoulder impingement syndrome, tick fever or Lyme disease, right elbow disability, lymphangitis, skin rash, pain on the top of the nose, pharyngitis or sore throat
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2022
- Citation
- 22064497
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for miscarriage, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, and right elbow disability due to insufficient examination opinions and incomplete service history verification.
- Dismissed
The appeals regarding the evaluation of bilateral plantar fasciitis and residuals of fractures of the second, fourth, and fifth left toes, as well as the evaluation of bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy with loss of use, are dismissed as untimely.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis and his service. The Veteran is seeking service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing pes planus condition was aggravated by service. The effective date is August 15, 2025.
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