The Board denied service connection for right heel spur, left heel spur, and right knee disorder (osteoarthritis) as the evidence did not show a relationship to active duty or National Guard service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent credible evidence showing that the veteran's current conditions began in or were aggravated during his military service or National Guard service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Heel Spur, Left Heel Spur, Right Knee Disorder (osteoarthritis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2008
- Citation
- 0818181
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 28, 2015 for the grant of service connection for a right heel spur and assigned a disability rating of 20 percent for this condition from that date.
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