Foot (incl. plantar fasciitis, flat feet) decisions — 2004

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed bilateral callus formation, post-operative plantar warts, right foot, and keloids as they were not caused by any incident in service. The Board also found that there is no competent medical evidence showing current disabilities of the low back, legs, or hips.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, claimed as plantar fasciitis, is remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral calcaneal spurs are directly related to his service-connected bilateral pes planus with plantar callosity and arthritis, granting the claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD, and assigned a 30 percent rating for PTSD. The veteran's other claims have been remanded.

The Board denied service connection for dysentery, finding no evidence of current residuals. Service connection was granted for bilateral pes planus.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than October 31, 2001 for service connection of bilateral foot disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability of either knee, and therefore denied his claim for service connection for bilateral knee disability. The claims for pes planus and back disability are pending.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has granted a compensable evaluation of 10 percent for the veteran's service-connected left foot disability, manifested by recurrent calluses and pain.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and a need to obtain additional evidence from alternative sources.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral metatarsalgia and a separate initial disability evaluation of 10 percent for bilateral pes planus, finding that the criteria were not met.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and adjudication, including obtaining VA examinations to determine the nature and likely etiology of any claimed foot and eye disorders.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral shin splints, pes planus, and calcaneal spurs due to lack of evidence showing their onset or aggravation during service.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to deficiencies in the examination reports and need for additional development, including verification of stressor events.

The Board found no evidence of chronic bilateral flat feet resulting from service or any subsequent event, and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the claims for service connection for bilateral knee and foot disabilities. Based on all the evidence, a current bilateral knee disability is considered to have begun during active duty.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current back and leg disabilities are not service-connected, but his bilateral pes planus is found to have been aggravated by service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a left foot disability. The case is now remanded for further development.

The Board found that the veteran's left foot disability was not incurred during his active duty service and denied his claim.

The Board has determined that the current evaluation of 50 percent for the service-connected bilateral pes planus with chronic pes cavus and bilateral arthroplasty of the second toes is appropriate, but has granted an extraschedular rating of 20 percent (in addition to the 50 percent schedular evaluation currently in effect), resulting in a combined rating of 60 percent for these disabilities.