Citation Nr: 21004777 Decision Date: 01/28/21 Archive Date: 01/28/21 DOCKET NO. 13-10 647 DATE: January 28, 2021 REMANDED Service connection for a right shoulder disability is remanded. A compensable rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis prior to March 24, 2020, and higher than 30 percent thereafter is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty from January 1981 to October 1993. The Board previously remanded these matters in March 2017 and December 2019. Right Shoulder Impingement Syndrome The Board regrets additional delay. Pursuant to the Board’s December 2019 Remand, a VA examination of the Veteran’s right shoulder was performed in March 2020. Review of the examination report showed that the examiner failed to note the Veteran’s in-service diagnosis of AC joint arthritis and right shoulder chronic pain in 1993. The examiner failed to take this medical history into consideration when rendering his opinion. As such, the December 2019 VA examination is inadequate for adjudication purposes.   Bilateral Plantar Fasciitis The December 2019 VA examination of the Veteran’s bilateral plantar fasciitis is also inadequate for adjudication purposes as the examiner did not provide an evidence history of the Veteran’s feet or reported symptoms of his disability but included the medical history of the Veteran’s right shoulder. The examiner also provided inconsistent reports of the Veteran’s pain and functional loss. The Veteran also indicated in his December 2020 informal hearing presentation that his plantar fasciitis had increased in severity. Thus, a new examination is warranted. The matters are REMANDED for the following action: 1. Schedule the Veteran for an examination with a different examiner than the one who conducted the March 2020 examination to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed right shoulder disorder. The claims file should be made available to the examiner for review. The examiner must identify any and all diagnosed disorders of the Veteran’s right shoulder and provide an opinion for each diagnosed disorder whether it is at least as likely as not (50 percent or greater probability) that any such a disorder was incurred in, or due to, the Veteran’s service, to include his treatment for and diagnosis of right shoulder chronic pain and shoulder arthritis in service. The Veteran’s lay statements regarding onset and continuity of symptomology should be recorded and considered. The examiner is specifically asked to address the Veteran’s service treatment records which show right shoulder chondral cyst treatment in 1991, right shoulder chronic pain in January 1993, and a diagnosis of shoulder arthritis in January 1993. A rationale for all opinions must be provided. 2. Schedule the Veteran for an examination with an appropriate examiner to determine the current nature and severity of his service connected bilateral plantar fasciitis. The examiner must provide an assessment of the symptoms and overall severity of the Veteran’s bilateral plantar fasciitis, to include whether the disability results in severe objective evidence of marked deformity (pronation, abduction, etc.), pain on manipulation and use accentuated, indication of swelling on use, characteristic callosities. JOHN Z. JONES Veterans Law Judge Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney for the Board A. Parrish, Counsel The Board’s decision in this case is binding only with respect to the instant matter decided. This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.