The Veteran was granted service connection for a left plantar heel spur, diagnosed in November 2005. The chronic left wrist disability claim is denied.,Service connection for the lumbar spine disability has been granted prior to June 8, 2012, and denied as of that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service treatment records show a diagnosis of a heel spur in November 2005. The left wrist disability claim is denied due to lack of chronicity.
- Claimed conditions
- left plantar heel spur, chronic left wrist disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2015
- Citation
- 1501716
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic left and right wrist disabilities, but remanded the claims for other finger, thumb, hip, and back conditions due to a need for further evidence.
- Denied
The Veteran's chronic left wrist disability and PTSD were denied service connection. The issues of an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD, and TDIU are pending.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development of service personnel and treatment records from the appellant's reserve service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claims for service connection and increased evaluations are being remanded to the RO/AMC for further development.
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