The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected right and left Achilles tendonitis.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further evaluation due to inconsistencies in medical records and the possibility that the Veteran's symptoms may have worsened since his last VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Achilles tendonitis, Left Achilles tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1727050
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- 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.
- Granted
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- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 40 percent disability rating for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, but ratings in excess of 10 percent were denied for right ankle and left Achilles tendonitis disabilities.
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