Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new examination to properly evaluate the Veteran's service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis and spondylitis, including ankylosing spondylitis.
The deciding factor: The August 2024 examination report did not provide sufficient information to determine whether the Veteran is entitled to a rating in accordance with Diagnostic Code 5002 for multi-joint arthritis due to the lack of details on flare-ups and anemia, which are required under the rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral plantar fasciitis, spondylitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25097823
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