The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left foot plantar fasciitis and migraines due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners' opinions were found to be insufficient as they did not provide an adequate rationale regarding whether the Veteran's conditions were incurred in or caused by his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot plantar fasciitis, left foot plantar fasciitis, migraines
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2026
- Citation
- A26010492
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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