The veteran seeks an earlier effective date for a compensable disability evaluation for left foot heel spur, as due to clear and unmistakable error in a September 1999 rating decision. The Board finds that the September 1999 rating decision was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim of entitlement to an earlier effective date is denied because the September 1999 rating decision, which assigned a noncompensable evaluation for left foot heel spur, was reasonable with respect to the facts shown and did not misapply the applicable law.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot heel spur
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0611047
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