Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded to obtain a VA medical opinion on the cause of the veteran's left foot condition, including plantar fasciitis.
The deciding factor: The Board found a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error because no VA medical opinion was included in the record regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left foot condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot condition, plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008346
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