The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, including plantar fasciitis and pes planus. The AOJ will obtain the Veteran's complete service treatment records from his period of active-duty service, verify any periods of ACDUTRA and INACDUTRA, and provide an opinion on the etiology of any such disorders.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the current adjudication is incomplete due to a lack of complete service treatment records and insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral foot disorder. The AOJ must obtain these records and seek additional medical opinions as directed.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot disorder, plantar fasciitis, pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2024
- Citation
- 24007030
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal seeking readjudication of the previously denied claim for PTSD and multiple other conditions is dismissed due to a procedural defect. The Veteran's authorized representative at the time the appeal was submitted did not have the authority to file the appeal.
- Whole 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.
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