The Board remands the matter to obtain an adequate secondary nexus opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right foot and/or heel disabilities are related to his service-connected left foot plantar fasciitis.
The deciding factor: The August 2023 VA medical opinion was found inadequate due to reliance on inaccurate facts, specifically the diagnosis of bilateral pes planus at enlistment which contradicts previous favorable findings regarding the Veteran's right foot condition upon entry into service.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot and heel disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2025
- Citation
- 25003811
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,044 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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