The Veteran's claims for service connection for various foot, ankle, hip, and leg disabilities have been denied as there is no current diagnosis of arthritis or other specific disability in the record. The right calcaneal spur was determined to be a normal finding rather than a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's right calcaneal spur did not meet the criteria for service connection due to lack of clinical onset during active service, no evidence of disease or injury in service, and no nexus between the current disability and any service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Left foot arthritis, Right foot calcaneal spur
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2014
- Citation
- 1425224
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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