Foot (incl. plantar fasciitis, flat feet) decisions — 2005

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disorder as secondary to residuals of a laceration wound of the right foot and has awarded a 20 percent disability rating for residuals of a laceration wound of the right foot.

The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals, plantar fasciitis with right heel reconstruction warrant a 20 percent rating, effective from October 2002.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the schedular requirements for assignment of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied service connection for a chronic back disorder, a chronic gastrointestinal disorder (gastroesophageal reflux disease), and a chronic bilateral foot disorder. The evidence did not establish a nexus between any of these conditions and the veteran's military service.

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

The veteran's claims for service connection for a right foot disability and a low back disability are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and consideration of new evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a Travel Board hearing at the St. Louis RO.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various spine, shoulder, foot, and ankle disabilities. The appeals were based on direct evidence of these conditions without any presumption or secondary service connection.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to undiagnosed illness were denied in January 2002. The Board has determined that the veteran did not timely perfect an appeal of these issues, and therefore the appeals are dismissed.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing. Service connection will be reconsidered based on the evidence presented.

The Board denied a rating higher than 30 percent for the veteran's bilateral pes planus, and remanded his other claims of depression, TDIU, and SMP.

The veteran's initial rating for plantar fasciitis was increased to 10 percent, but the Board found that a higher rating is not warranted based on her current symptoms.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral fallen arches and sinusitis, and did not establish a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis. The initial ratings for right and left patellofemoral syndromes remain unchanged.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a right foot condition related to his service and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran has withdrawn their appeal, so the case is dismissed.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that hypertension, epididymitis, plantar fasciitis of the right foot, plantar fasciitis of the left foot, post-operative meniscectomy of the left knee, hemorrhoids, and sleep apnea did not warrant higher ratings or service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral foot disability is not related to his active service and therefore, denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's cervical spine disability was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor is it proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability. The veteran's depression secondary to painful feet, right shoulder, and neck was denied as well.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and right foot pes planus, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct link between his current conditions and his military service.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased rating for hypertension during a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals. The case is dismissed as a result.