Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to April 17, 2024, and 30 percent thereafter for bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis and bone spur, and entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for right foot disabilities due to the AOJ's failure to substantially comply with previous remand directives.
The deciding factor: The AOJ failed to obtain an examination that addressed the VA remand directives regarding the severity of the Veteran's service-connected foot disabilities, leading to a need for another addendum opinion and potentially a new examination.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis and bone spur, right foot disabilities
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- 25012423
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