The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral Achilles tendinosis and ankle disability, as these conditions are claimed to be secondary to his service-connected disabilities. The case is being remanded for further examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to provide an opinion on whether any diagnosed disability of the Achilles tendon and/or ankle(s) had its onset in service or is otherwise medically related to service, as well as if it was caused by or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Achilles tendinosis, Bilateral ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2016
- Citation
- 1643383
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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 Board remands several issues for further development, including service connection claims and an earlier effective date claim.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, as well as entitlement to a TDIU prior to September 17, 2014.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension and remanded claims related to a low back disability, bilateral shoulder impingement syndrome, and other conditions due to insufficient evidence.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, bilateral ankle disability, bilateral shoulder disability, back disability, and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities or a link to in-service events.
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