The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further examination and development of his claims, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and providing him with a VA examination to assess the current nature and severity of his right foot bursitis and right Achilles tendonitis.
The deciding factor: The case must be returned to the AOJ for additional development as required by the remand instructions.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot bursitis, right Achilles tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2014
- Citation
- 1423538
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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 claims for increased evaluations for left and right foot bursitis are being remanded due to the Veteran's failure to report for a VA examination. The case will be rescheduled for an appropriate clinician to determine the current severity of his service-connected conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The effective dates for earlier connection claims remain denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an initial increased rating for bilateral foot disabilities, left Achilles tendonitis, and right Achilles tendonitis to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the effects of medications on the severity of these conditions.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected right and left Achilles tendonitis were granted a rating of 20 percent, but no higher, throughout the appeal period. The claim for special monthly compensation based on the loss of use of both feet was denied.
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