The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and a neck disability, to include degenerative arthritis, cervical spondylosis, neuroforaminal narrowing with upper extremity radiculopathy, intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), and mechanical cervical pain syndrome, as additional evidence has been received since the last decision.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions of record are inadequate for adjudication purposes due to insufficient rationale and failure to address prior medical history. Remand is necessary to obtain an adequate service connection medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral plantar fasciitis, neck disability, to include degenerative arthritis, cervical spondylosis, neuroforaminal narrowing with upper extremity radiculopathy, intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), and mechanical cervical pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25042622
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board granted a separate rating of 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis effective February 1, 2023.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder due to another medical condition with depressive features and generalized anxiety disorder, denied a higher rating for his migraine including migraine variants, and denied ratings for other conditions.
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