The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination and review of service records. The Veteran's Achilles tendon disability is being reviewed again for a proper determination.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not adequately review the Veteran’s STRs, including his time at the Air Force Academy, which could affect the determination of whether the current Achilles tendon disability was incurred in or related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Ruptured right Achilles tendon
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2018
- Citation
- 18160951
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including right lower extremity radiculopathy, right hip arthritis, right knee patellofemoral syndrome, and ruptured right Achilles tendon, have resulted in loss of use of his right leg. As a result, he is entitled to special monthly compensation based on anatomical loss or loss of use of one leg at a level, or with complications preventing natural knee action with prosthesis in place.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied as his conditions did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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