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.
The deciding factor: The claim was filed within one year of separation from service and VA regulations allow an effective date following the date of separation if a claim for benefits is received within one year of separation.
- Claimed conditions
- left achilles tendonitis, right achilles tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 30, 2026
- Citation
- A26008910
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- 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.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for left achilles tendonitis, finding that new evidence received since the previous denial supports this determination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions due to missing VA records and unsuccessful attempts to retrieve private treatment records. The Veteran is advised to submit any available private information.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for further development and readjudication of the veteran's claims.
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