The Veteran's increased rating claim for his service-connected Achilles tendonitis, right, is being remanded due to the need for updated treatment records and readjudication.
The deciding factor: Updated medical evidence is required to properly assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected Achilles tendonitis, right.
- Claimed conditions
- Achilles tendonitis, right
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19175840
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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating higher than 10 percent for Achilles tendonitis and degenerative arthritis of the right heel, stating that the condition does not result in marked limitation of motion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and special monthly compensation due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in obtaining relevant medical records and providing adequate medical opinions.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for Achilles tendonitis, gastrointestinal bleed, left shoulder condition, peripheral neuropathy of both upper extremities, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, automobile and adaptive equipment or for adaptive equipment only, special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance or housebound status, and evaluation in excess of 10 percent disabling for chronic myopathy secondary to the use of steroids for a service connected disability.
- Denied
The veteran does not have an employment handicap, and therefore is not entitled to vocational rehabilitation training under Chapter 31.
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