The Veteran's initial 20 percent disability rating for left foot plantar fasciitis from February 1, 2010, to May 18, 2016, is granted.,PTSD with anxiety and depressive disorders are remanded due to the need for additional development of psychiatric treatment records between August 2013 and May 2014. TDIU and SMC claims are also remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left foot plantar fasciitis has been characterized by pain with walking, severe unilateral flatfoot, objective evidence of deformity, pain on manipulation and use accentuated, indication of swelling on use, and characteristic callosities. The VA examiner determined that the Veteran did not have marked pronation or inward displacement and severe spasm of the tendo-achillis.,PTSD with anxiety and depressive disorders are remanded due to the need for additional development of psychiatric treatment records between August 2013 and May 2014. The examiner is asked to provide an opinion as to whether the Veteran's PTSD symptoms were productive of considerable impairment of health, and if he was deemed unemployable solely due to his PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot plantar fasciitis, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with anxiety and depressive disorders
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2024
- Citation
- 24011560
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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.
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