The Board has granted a 20 percent evaluation for the veteran's calcaneal spur of the right foot, effective December 27, 1997. The claim for an increased evaluation higher than 20 percent remains in controversy.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran's complaints of pain and functional impairment were consistent with his objective signs, resulting in a moderately severe foot injury.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of the right medial malleolus, calcaneal spur of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2002
- Citation
- 0206360
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims due to insufficient evidence and the need for additional VA examinations.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded four issues for further development: 1) an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for fracture of the right medial malleolus, 2) an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss, 3) service connection for a disability of the nose (claimed as broken nose), and 4) service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to a disability of the nose. The Veteran's claims are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and updated medical records.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that there is no evidence linking any current calcaneal spur or ankle disability to the Veteran's short period of active duty for training (ADT) in 1978, and thus service connection cannot be established.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for calcaneal spurs of the left and right feet are being remanded due to the need for a Compensation and Pension examination.
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