Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for pes planus and plantar fasciitis as they are intertwined with each other, requiring an opinion on whether the Veteran's obesity was caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to obtain a medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, obesity, and pes planus, including plantar fasciitis which is secondary to pes planus.
- Claimed conditions
- Pes planus, Plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2025
- Citation
- 25004028
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