The Board has determined that the veteran's Haglund's deformity with calcaneal heel spurs was incurred in active military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding of bilateral Haglund's deformity with calcaneal spurs, which is considered to have been incurred during service due to lack of pre-existing condition noted at entrance and no clear and unmistakable evidence of its existence prior to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Haglund's deformity, bilateral calcaneal heel spurs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2008
- Citation
- 0804660
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for his bilateral foot disabilities, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his period of active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right calcaneal bone spur, Haglund's deformity, and Achilles tendonitis are being remanded for further evaluation as the current evidence is insufficient to determine whether these conditions can be combined or assigned separate disability ratings.
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