The Veteran's left Achilles tendon disability is remanded for further evaluation due to the need for a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that a VA examination is necessary to determine the nature and cause of the Veteran's current left Achilles tendon disability, including its relationship to service.
- Claimed conditions
- left achilles tendon disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2021
- Citation
- 21064940
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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 has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and inadequate examinations. The claims include knee injuries, sciatic nerve disorders, and a left Achilles tendon disability.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that further development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for sarcoidosis, heart disability, hypertension, achilles tendon disabilities, and lower back/knee disabilities. The case is being remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is required for the Veteran's claims, including a VA examination to assess his sarcoidosis and other service-connected disabilities. The issues of entitlement to service connection are remanded due to insufficient evidence.
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