The Board remands the claim for service connection for a bilateral foot condition, to include pes planus and plantar fasciitis, as new and relevant evidence has been received sufficient to warrant readjudication.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions due to the inadequacy of the previous VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot condition, to include pes planus and plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25094687
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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
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