The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for low back and knee disabilities, as they may be related to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis. The AOJ is instructed to request additional medical opinions addressing whether these conditions are proximately due or aggravated by the service-connected foot disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the necessary opinion evidence was incomplete and requested additional medical opinions to address the Veteran's contentions regarding his bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis and its impact on his low back and knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine with intervertebral disc syndrome, Left knee degenerative arthritis, Right knee degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24012717
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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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