Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of bilateral foot disability, including pes planus and plantar fasciitis, due to inadequate medical opinions. The VA will need to obtain new medical opinions addressing whether the veteran's pre-existing conditions were aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the August 31, 2022 rating decision on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot disability, bilateral pes planus, plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25002046
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