Foot (incl. plantar fasciitis, flat feet) decisions — 2000

The Board denied a higher rating for the veteran's bilateral pes planus, finding that the current 50% evaluation adequately reflects the severity of his condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis do not meet or approximate the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent, as there is no evidence of marked deformity, swelling on use, or characteristic callosities. The current evaluation of 10 percent remains appropriate.

The veteran's appeal is dismissed as moot because the Board has already awarded an effective date of October 17, 1984 for the TDIU rating.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining missing service medical records and a VA examination to determine the current severity of the veteran's service-connected residuals of a fractured right ankle.

The Board denied service connection for left foot and knee disabilities. The claim for new and material evidence regarding a gastric ulcer was submitted but not determined. Service connection for the laceration of the left hand with dermatitis is granted at 10%.

The veteran's service-connected conditions, including patellofemoral syndrome and tendinitis of the knees, chronic lumbosacral strain, and bilateral pes planus, are currently evaluated as noncompensably disabling.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for pes planus, left foot as any disorder of the left foot is unrelated to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right knee disability, left ankle disability, and bilateral pes planus. The conditions were found to be not incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board denied reopening of the claim for service connection for plantar warts of the right foot as no new and material evidence was received.

Your appeals for service connection for left hand disability and bilateral foot disability have been dismissed as your substantive appeal was withdrawn after the expiration of the filing period.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a left foot disability, irritable bowel syndrome, back disability, collapsed lung, bronchitis, and a gynecological disorder (claimed as cervicitis with dysplasia).

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, low back disorder, and left hip disorder. The stress fractures of the calcaneus are not productive of any disability.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and increased ratings for bilateral pes planus and right knee disability were denied. The Board found no current diagnosis of PTSD, no evidence of marked impairment in the feet or knees warranting a higher rating, and insufficient instability to support an additional rating under Diagnostic Code 5261.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus and left shoulder injury are currently rated at the maximum levels allowed by VA regulations. The appeals for increased ratings have been denied.

The Board found that the veteran's left heel disability, characterized by pain and numbness in the heel and forefoot, does not meet the criteria for a higher rating than 30 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for fallen arches, skin disorder, and right hip, low back, and bilateral knee disabilities. The decision also denied his attempt to reopen a previously denied claim for a skin disorder.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The RO will need to provide additional examinations and consider the evidence in determining whether a right shoulder disability is present, as well as review all other issues on appeal.

The Board found that the veteran's left foot condition was aggravated by service and granted service connection for a left foot disability. However, there is no evidence linking his right foot condition to service or pre-existing conditions.

The Board found that a chronic left foot disability was not manifested during service and post-service continuity of symptoms is not demonstrated. The current left foot condition began after service and was not caused by any incident of service.