The Veteran's bilateral foot disabilities, including plantar fasciitis and pes planus, are being remanded for further evaluation due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding their etiology.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's service-connected low back disability caused or aggravated her bilateral foot disabilities, considering the pre-existing conditions and any intermediate factors like obesity.
- Claimed conditions
- Left foot disability, to include plantar fasciitis, Right foot disability, to include plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2024
- Citation
- A24083529
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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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