The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right Achilles tendon disabilities, finding no evidence of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no indication that any current left or right Achilles tendon disabilities may be associated with an in-service injury, disease or event.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Achilles tendon disability, Right Achilles tendon disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2022
- Citation
- 22042382
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board found no evidence of a current left Achilles tendon disability and insufficient medical nexus to establish service connection, thus denying the Veteran's claim.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of his right Achilles tendon and/or right ankle disability, finding that it did not begin during service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury. The claim was also denied on secondary service connection as well.
- Granted
The Veteran's cervical spine disability is granted, and the claims for other conditions are remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's right Achilles tendon disability and whether it is related to service or a service-connected condition.
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