The Board denied service connection for bilateral heel spurs as the evidence does not support a relationship between the Veteran's current condition and his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a causal relationship between the Veteran's heel spurs and in-service frostbite, improper footwear use, or any other in-service event.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral heel spurs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21063047
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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