The Board found that the veteran's left heel disability, diagnosed as left medial tuberosity with an antalgic gait, is related to his service-connected calcaneal bone spur in his right foot. As a result, the veteran was granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by VA physicians established that the veteran's left heel disability was caused or aggravated by his service-connected calcaneal bone spur in his right foot.
- Claimed conditions
- left heel pain, medial tuberosity, antalgic gait
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2007
- Citation
- 0702185
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