The Veteran's claim of service connection for a left foot condition, including trophic lesions, pes planus, and plantar fasciitis, has been remanded due to incomplete records. The Board requests that VA obtain the Veteran's outstanding service treatment records and any pertinent ongoing VA treatment records. A medical opinion is needed regarding whether the Veteran's preexisting left foot pes planus was aggravated by his service, if trophic lesions are related to his service, and if plantar fasciitis is related to his service.
The deciding factor: The decision is remanded due to incomplete service treatment records that need to be obtained and reviewed.
- Claimed conditions
- trophic lesions, pes planus, plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2023
- Citation
- 23043977
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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.
- 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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for athletes' foot, low back strain, and plantar fasciitis due to a lack of a VA examination prior to the August 2020 rating decision.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis with pes planus, finding that her current condition had its onset during active military service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal of an earlier effective date for service connection for bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.
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