diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
index a4c79c63..d1996728 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
@@ -5333,30 +5333,31 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 			{
 				float CheckOffAdj = 0;
 				bool ChkOff = itemInfo.MyDocStyle.UseCheckOffs;
-				if (itemInfo.ActiveFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.PrintData.SpecialCaseCalvert)
+				if (itemInfo.ActiveFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.PrintData.SpecialCaseCalvert || itemInfo.ActiveFormat.Name.ToUpper().StartsWith("VCB"))
 				{
-					// For Calvert STP/OP: see if this section has checkoffs by looking in the section config:
-					//SectionInfo si= SectionInfo.Get(itemInfo.ActiveSection.ItemID);
 					SectionInfo si = itemInfo.ActiveSection.GetSectionInfo();
-					ChkOff = si.HasInitials;
+					ChkOff = si.HasInitials;		// this determines if any steps within the section have checkoffs.
 				}
+				bool FmtHasAdj = false;
 				if (ChkOff)
 				{
-					bool FmtHasAdj = false;
 					if (formatInfo.PlantFormat.FormatData.ProcData.CheckOffData.CheckOffAdjustment != null)
 					{
 						FmtHasAdj = true;
 						CheckOffAdj = -(float)formatInfo.PlantFormat.FormatData.ProcData.CheckOffData.CheckOffAdjustment;
 					}
-					if (!HasCheckOffHeading(itemInfo, formatInfo) && CheckOffAdj < 0)
-						CheckOffAdj += (float)(9 * 7.2);   // 9 is the size of the SIGNOFF adjustment
-					else if (!FmtHasAdj && HasCheckOffHeading(itemInfo, formatInfo))
-						// For Robinson, tried using font's CharsToTwips but it made it too narrow, so used hardcoded 6:
-						CheckOffAdj = -((float)9 * 6);
+					if (!itemInfo.ActiveFormat.Name.ToUpper().StartsWith("VCB"))		// Don't do the following if in a vcb format (part of fix F2016-039)
+					{
+						if (!HasCheckOffHeading(itemInfo, formatInfo) && CheckOffAdj < 0)
+							CheckOffAdj += (float)(9 * 7.2);   // 9 is the size of the SIGNOFF adjustment
+						else if (!FmtHasAdj && HasCheckOffHeading(itemInfo, formatInfo))
+							// For Robinson, tried using font's CharsToTwips but it made it too narrow, so used hardcoded 6:
+							CheckOffAdj = -((float)9 * 6);
+					}
 				}
 				float adjwidth = CheckOffAdj;
 				CheckOffWidth = -CheckOffAdj;
-				adjwidth = AdjustMetaWidth(itemInfo, formatInfo, adjwidth);
+				adjwidth = AdjustMetaWidth(itemInfo, formatInfo, adjwidth, FmtHasAdj);
 				Width = ToInt(formatInfo.MyStepSectionLayoutData.WidSTablePrint, maxRNO);
 				Width += _WidthAdjust;
 				Width += adjwidth;
@@ -5416,7 +5417,7 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 			{
 				Width = ToInt(formatInfo.MyStepSectionLayoutData.WidSTablePrint, maxRNO);
 				float adjwidths = 0;
-				adjwidths = AdjustMetaWidth(itemInfo, formatInfo, adjwidths);
+				adjwidths = AdjustMetaWidth(itemInfo, formatInfo, adjwidths, false);
 				Width += (adjwidths + _WidthAdjust);
 			}
 			else if (MyParent == null)
@@ -5471,12 +5472,14 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 				Width += 10;   // FIX THIS!!!
 		}
 
-		private float AdjustMetaWidth(ItemInfo itemInfo, FormatInfo formatInfo, float adjwidth)
+		private float AdjustMetaWidth(ItemInfo itemInfo, FormatInfo formatInfo, float adjwidth, bool coadj)
 		{
 			SectData sd = formatInfo.PlantFormat.FormatData.SectData;
 			if (((itemInfo.MyDocStyle.StructureStyle.Style & E_DocStructStyle.DSS_SameXOffSubsections) == E_DocStructStyle.DSS_SameXOffSubsections))
 			{
-				adjwidth = MyTab != null ? -MyTab.Width : 0;
+				// don't adjust the width if there already was an adjustment for checkoffs - for VCB only (F2016-039)
+				if (!(itemInfo.ActiveFormat.Name.ToUpper().StartsWith("VCB") && coadj))
+					adjwidth = MyTab != null ? -MyTab.Width : 0;
 			}
 			else if (sd.UseMetaSections)
 			{