The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for bilateral calcaneal heel spurs effective from May 4, 2001. The veteran's symptoms included moderate constant pain with prolonged walking or standing and some swelling and stiffness.
The deciding factor: The VA examination report showed no more than moderate disability due to the veteran's subjective complaints of pain on use and minimal objective physical findings.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral calcaneal heel spurs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 7, 2001
- Citation
- 0126083
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