The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a foot disability, finding that the evidence does not support a medical link between his current foot disabilities and service.
The deciding factor: The August 2023 VA examiner opined that the Veteran's plantar fasciitis is less likely than not incurred in or caused by service due to the lack of evidence of foot pain until years after separation and the reported daily foot pain starting after a day of standing on cement floors at work.
- Claimed conditions
- foot disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25018266
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,017 · Granted: 36% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for a higher evaluation for his service-connected foot disability is being remanded due to the need to obtain information about the qualifications of the December 2022 VA examiner who conducted the examination.
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