The Veteran's claims for service connection for right Achilles tendonitis and chronic polyps (colon polyps) have been denied as there is no current evidence of these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no current medical evidence indicating the presence of right Achilles tendonitis or colon polyps in the Veteran's case.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Achilles tendonitis, Colon polyps
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2012
- Citation
- 1209300
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for increased ratings of his cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, and right Achilles tendonitis. The earliest effective date assigned was April 24, 2020.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right and left Achilles tendonitis with osteoarthritis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus with hallux valgus and calcaneal spurs.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and colon polyps but granted service connection for a low back disability. The claim for hemorrhoids was remanded.
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