The Board has determined that the Veteran's right heel spur is attributable to service and grants entitlement to service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's right heel spur had its onset during her period of active duty, with no indication of pre-existing condition or other causation.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Heel Spur
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2014
- Citation
- 1449210
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a remand is needed to obtain an adequate VA medical opinion regarding the nature and likely cause of any right foot disability, including hallux valgus (bunions), hammer toes, heel spur, and reported history of right foot injury. The issue remains denied.
- 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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations and SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person have been dismissed as she has withdrawn her claims.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current neck disability, and thus service connection for neck pain is denied. The right elbow condition is currently evaluated as noncompensable under Diagnostic Code 5024 (degenerative arthritis). The low back condition is rated based on limitation of motion without additional compensable evaluation due to functional impairment. The veteran's deviated nasal septum, status post septoplasty, does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.
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