The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left and right Achilles tendon disorders, as secondary to service-connected lumbar myositis. The Veteran's bilateral Achilles tendon disorders are currently being evaluated due to a lack of evidence supporting their in-service onset or causation.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that there is no medical evidence linking the current bilateral Achilles tendon disorders to military service and did not find any aggravation by the service-connected lumbar myositis. The Board has ordered additional development, including obtaining an opinion on whether the Veteran's service-connected lumbar myositis could have aggravated his current Achilles tendon disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- left Achilles tendon disorder, right Achilles tendon disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2021
- Citation
- 21071729
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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.
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