The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral heel spurs, finding that the condition did not result from his military service and was unrelated to any in-service activity or event.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no causal link between the veteran's service as a law enforcement officer and the development of his plantar calcaneal heel spur syndrome, which manifested nearly 30 years after his last period of active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral heel spurs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 19, 2002
- Citation
- 0210071
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What this means for you
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