The Board granted service connection for right Achilles tendonitis, finding that the Veteran's condition had its clinical onset during her active service.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's testimony regarding in-service incurrence and continuity of symptomatology to be credible and resolved all doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- right Achilles tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24004121
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an initial increased rating for bilateral foot disabilities, left Achilles tendonitis, and right Achilles tendonitis to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the effects of medications on the severity of these conditions.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected right and left Achilles tendonitis were granted a rating of 20 percent, but no higher, throughout the appeal period. The claim for special monthly compensation based on the loss of use of both feet was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss, low back pain, right Achilles tendonitis, and left Achilles tendonitis as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active duty.
- Partly granted
The veteran was granted a 10% disability rating for both right and left Achilles tendonitis prior to April 12, 2024, and a 20% rating beginning April 12, 2024. The issue of a separate compensable rating for a neurological disability of the feet as secondary to bilateral Achilles tendonitis was remanded.
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