The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right Achilles tendon disability and a right kneecap (patella) disability as new and relevant evidence has been submitted to warrant readjudicating these claims.
The deciding factor: New and relevant evidence was received since the June 2021 rating decision, specifically private treatment records indicating a diagnosed condition of a ruptured right Achilles tendon and a complete tear of the medial collateral ligament of the right knee with chondromalacia of the right knee.
- Claimed conditions
- right Achilles tendon disability, right kneecap (patella) disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25024072
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Decisions by this judge: 291 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for both the left and right Achilles tendon conditions, finding no evidence that these conditions began during active service or were related to in-service injuries.
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