The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right foot bone spur, finding that there is no current diagnosis of such condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a current diagnosis of a right foot bone spur.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot bone spur
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2023
- Citation
- 23053894
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