The Veteran's claims for service connection of a back condition and plantar fasciitis as secondary to her service-connected bilateral pes planus are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.,An examination is required to determine if the Veteran's lumbosacral strain and plantar fasciitis are proximately due to or caused by her service-connected bilateral pes planus, and whether any aggravation of these conditions can be attributed to the service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The claims require additional medical examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's lumbosacral strain and plantar fasciitis in relation to her service-connected bilateral pes planus.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain (claimed as back condition), plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2024
- Citation
- A24029902
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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: 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: Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain (claimed as back condition) was received within a year of the intent to file, and thus an effective date earlier than January 1, 2024, is denied.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a need for a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for plantar fasciitis.
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