The Board remands the claim for service connection for right achilles tendonitis to obtain an adequate medical opinion and ensure all relevant records are obtained.
The deciding factor: The opinions of record are inadequate, and VA has not made sufficient efforts to assist the Veteran in obtaining military personnel records and STRs related to his ACDUTRA, INACDUTRA, or cadet service.
- Claimed conditions
- right achilles tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25085550
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 785 · Granted: 34% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability. The claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus and right Achilles tendonitis as secondary to bilateral pes planus are remanded due to potential issues with the pre-service diagnosis of these conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran was granted service connection for left and right achilles tendonitis effective May 1, 2010. The decision is based on the facts found but not earlier than the date of receipt of his claim.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for further development and readjudication of the veteran's claims.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.
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