The Board remands the case to the RO for further development and consideration of the veteran's claims.
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary before a decision can be made on the merits of the veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral Achilles tendonitis, status-post right shoulder injury, recurrent bilateral patellofemoral pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0903850
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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, right foot conditions (hallux rigidus, calcaneal spurs, and plantar fascitis), left foot conditions (hallux rigidus, calcaneal spurs, and plantar fascitis), and bilateral Achilles tendonitis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for revision of a January 2013 rating decision that denied service connection for pes planus on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE). The claims for service connection for pes planus/flat feet, bilateral Achilles tendonitis, bilateral hammertoes, and calluses of the bilateral feet were remanded.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple foot conditions, including bilateral Achilles tendonitis and various forms of hallux valgus and rigidus, based on their relationship to the Veteran's already service-connected foot disorders.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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