The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for Achilles tendonitis of the right and left ankle, bilateral degenerative joint disease of the first MTP joints, and bilateral calcaneal spurs. The claims are granted as secondary to service-connected Achilles tendonitis.
The deciding factor: Service connection is established for the claimed conditions based on their relationship to a pre-existing condition (Achilles tendonitis) that was incurred or aggravated during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Achilles tendonitis of the right ankle, Achilles tendinitis of the left ankle, Bilateral degenerative joint disease of the first MTP joints, Bilateral calcaneal spurs
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2013
- Citation
- 1305295
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased rating and TDIU due to inadequate reasons or bases in the August 2024 decision. The case is being remanded to obtain a new VA medical opinion that considers the severity of the Veteran's right ankle disability without the ameliorative effects of medications as required by Jones, 26 Vet. App. 56, and Ingram, 38 Vet. App. 130.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for bilateral ankle tendonitis and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Veteran's initial compensable rating for Achilles tendonitis of the right ankle was granted effective January 23, 2017. The appeal is denied prior to that date.
- Granted
The Veteran's GERD, ED, bilateral pes planus, plantar fasciitis, calcaneal spurs, toe deformities, and right ankle sprain are all granted service connection.
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