The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for right foot arthritis and heel spur, as there was no evidence of a chronic disability during service or continuity of symptomatology after discharge, and medical opinions concluded that the current conditions were not related to an in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The September 2006 and November 2007 examiners opined that the veteran's right foot arthritis and heel spur were not related to his in-service incident involving a bruised right heel, as there was no evidence of chronic disability or continuity of symptomatology after discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot arthritis, heel spur
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2008
- Citation
- 0815404
What this means for you
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