The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected left heel spur does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, effective September 8, 1998.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show any objective pathology or functional impairment associated with the service-connected left heel spur.
- Claimed conditions
- left heel spur
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 22, 2001
- Citation
- 0105344
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What this means for you
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