The Veteran's bilateral heel spurs are manifested by pain on manipulation and use, swelling, and fatigue. The Board has granted a disability rating of 10 percent for this condition effective September 14, 2011.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's primary symptom is pain with manipulation and use, which causes trouble with weight bearing, prolonged standing, and prolonged walking. This level of disability is exactly the level that 38 C.F.R. § 4.59 recognizes should be assigned at least a minimum 10 percent disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral heel spurs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20037283
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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