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

The veteran's low back disability is not service-connected as there is no medical evidence linking it to his military service.,Service connection for bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis is granted based on continuity of symptomatology since service. The veteran has a history of foot pain dating back to 1990, which continues into the present day.,The claim for abnormal liver function test results is denied as there is no medical evidence showing a current disability.,Service connection for allergic rhinitis is not well-grounded as there is no competent medical evidence linking it to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus, finding that the pre-existing condition did not worsen during service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral flat feet, hypertension, and degenerative diskopathy at L5-S1 with hypertrophic spurring bodies at L4 and L5 due to lack of well-grounded evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his bilateral pes planus and hearing loss, finding that neither had been adequately appealed.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected bilateral metatarsalgia and pes planus, finding that his disability is currently rated at 30 percent.

The Board found that service connection for bronchitis was not warranted, but granted service connection for other conditions and assigned noncompensable evaluations.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus with associated metatarsus varus, bilateral hallux valgus, and hammer toe deformity of the right and left second toes.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected bilateral pes planus, to include an osteotomy and arthroplasties, post operative status, is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and consideration of new evidence.

The veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral flat feet is being remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic migraine headaches and evaluations in excess of 10 percent each for chondromalacia of the left and right knees, as well as an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for postoperative residuals of an umbilical hernia. The veteran's current diagnoses were not found to be related to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral pes planus with a disorder of the 1st metatarsophalangeal joints of both feet began during service and is therefore incurred in active service, warranting service connection.

The veteran's PTSD, bilateral pes planus, tinea pedis, and bacterial endocarditis are all rated at their maximum possible evaluations.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's bilateral pes planus was incurred in service and granted service connection for this condition.

The veteran's service-connected amputated left leg disability is considered to have caused his lumbar intervertebral disc syndrome. His cervical spondylosis and pes planus with plantar fasciitis are rated as 20 percent disabling.

The Board has determined that the veteran's neck and low back disabilities are service-connected due to aggravation during service, while his bilateral foot disability is also service-connected as it existed prior to service.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection were not well-grounded, but allowed his claim to reopen due to new evidence submitted. The decision on the merits of these claims is pending.

The Board has granted service connection for pes planus of the left foot and assigned a noncompensable rating.,Service connection was denied for left knee disorder, hiatal hernia, and migraine headaches as these claims are not well grounded.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right below-the-knee amputation, finding that there was no evidence linking it to his service-connected keratosis, palmoplantaris nummularis with dystrophic skin changes and ulcerations of the bilateral ankles.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee disability and pes planus, finding that new evidence supports these claims. However, the claim for service connection for osteoarthritis of the spine remains denied as there is no competent evidence relating this condition to service.

The Board found that the claim for service connection for a growth on the left foot was not well grounded due to lack of competent medical evidence linking current symptoms to active service.