The Board remanded the claim for service connection of a right heel injury to obtain a VA medical examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not undergone a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his right heel injury, which is necessary to decide the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- right heel injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25004932
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,886 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right shoulder disability, sleep apnea, right heel injury, and sinus condition are all denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities or etiological link to active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including issuing a statement of the case on depression and PTSD, and scheduling a Travel Board hearing.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims of service connection for depression, PTSD, broken right leg, right heel injury, left heel injury, and bilateral foot discoloration are being remanded due to the need for a Statement of the Case and scheduling of a travel board hearing.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records and an examination of his right foot disability.
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