Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right foot plantar fasciitis, left foot plantar fasciitis, and an acquired psychiatric condition due to inadequate VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The August 2023 VA medical opinions were found to be inadequate as they improperly relied on the absence of evidence in the Veteran's service treatment records for direct service connection and failed to provide a medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's OSTSRD.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot plantar fasciitis, left foot plantar fasciitis, acquired psychiatric condition (other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder with alcohol use disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093634
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