The Board has determined that the Veteran's heel spurs were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of pes planus during active duty and opined that any current heel spurs are not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- heel spurs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2018
- Citation
- 1803461
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's bilateral foot conditions, including pes planus, metatarsalgia with arthritis, and heel spurs. The VA is required to obtain additional medical opinions to address the etiology of these conditions.
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