The Board remands the claims for service connection for tendinosis, right foot, and tendonitis, right ankle, to obtain additional medical opinions regarding whether these conditions are aggravated by a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's previous opinion was inadequate as it did not address whether the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability had aggravated his right foot and right ankle conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- tendinosis, right foot, tendonitis, right ankle
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25054028
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 878 · Granted: 46% (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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for asthma, COPD, lumbosacral strain (back injury), sleep apnea, tendonitis of the left ankle, and tendonitis of the right ankle. The claim for flat feet was reopened but not granted.
- Denied
The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including tendonitis of both ankles, urinary tract infection, liver condition, lupus, arthritis, right hand tremors, and left hand tremors. The RO previously denied these claims in December 2002 due to lack of evidence supporting the presence or development of these conditions during service.
- Granted
The veteran's tinnitus was incurred during service and she is granted a rating of 20 percent for tendonitis, right ankle from November 4, 2004 to present.,The veteran's hypertension has been rated at the maximum available benefit (10 percent).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right shoulder disability and migraines/chronic headaches are remanded for additional development due to insufficient opinions on the etiology of her conditions.
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