The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of March 5, 2004 for service connection of right Achilles tendonitis due to lack of evidence showing a claim was received within one year after separation from active duty.
The deciding factor: VA law requires that claims be received by VA within one year after separation from service. The earliest the veteran's claim could have been received is March 5, 2004, which is outside this timeframe.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Achilles Tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 8, 2008
- Citation
- 0830341
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected right Achilles tendonitis is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining an opinion on the extent of range of motion during flare-ups and after repeated use over time.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's right Achilles tendonitis is rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted due to limited range of motion. The claim for a temporary total evaluation based on treatment for service-connected right Achilles tendonitis is denied. The claim for a temporary total evaluation based on left ankle convalescence prior to October 25, 2020, and after February 1, 2021, is also denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's right and left ankle disabilities have been rated at 10% since December 1, 2010. The Board has determined that the evidence does not support a higher rating for either condition.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render her unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment prior to April 19, 2010.
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