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

The Board has determined that the veteran's diabetes mellitus, pes planus, and gout affecting the feet are all service-connected. The veteran is presumed to have been sound at the time of his entry into active military service.

The veteran's employment as a full-time teacher, consistent with the training received under Chapter 31, is considered to be in line with his rehabilitation objectives and he has been placed in 'rehabilitated' status.

The Board has granted a separate 10 percent rating for each foot due to service-connected plantar warts, effective from April 14, 1995. The veteran's condition is rated as 'unilateral or bilateral anterior metatarsalgia' (Morton's disease) under Diagnostic Code 7804.

The veteran's claims for service connection for shin splints and fallen arches have been reopened, but the new evidence does not establish that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service. The low back disability and neck disability are not found to be related to her service-connected pes planus. The claim for an increased rating for bilateral pes planus is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and development to determine if the veteran's pes planus of the left foot is caused or aggravated by his service-connected low back disability and Morton's neuroma.

The VA has granted a 50 percent rating for the veteran's plantar warts and calluses of both feet, effective from November 1999.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated treatment records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the severity of his bilateral pes planus and determine if a low back disorder is secondary to service-connected bilateral pes planus.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete VA medical records and a need for additional examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further action, including a VA examination and obtaining additional medical records.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary due to conflicting evidence regarding the veteran's hip disability and his service-connected knee and foot disabilities. The case is REMANDED for additional examinations and consideration.

The Board has granted an increased evaluation to 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus, effective January 1998.

The VA determined that the veteran's bilateral pes planus resulted in no more than moderate disability and denied an increased rating.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied, except for the bilateral foot disability which was granted a noncompensable evaluation. The chondromalacia of both knees and gynecological conditions remain at their current noncompensable evaluations.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have pes planus or tinnitus due to service, and thus denied both claims.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a foot disability, claimed as immersion foot, is being remanded due to the need for further examination and consideration of his claims.

The veteran's claims for initial compensable evaluations for bilateral pes planus, lumbar strain, and thoracic spondylosis were denied. The RO has obtained all relevant evidence necessary for an equitable disposition of the veteran's claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected bilateral pes planus, currently rated at 10 percent.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service connected bilateral pes planus was granted, with a 30 percent disability evaluation effective from March 22, 2004.,A hearing at which the veteran testified was conducted in March 1995. The RO increased the rating for the service-connected bilateral pes planus to 30 percent, effective from March 2004.

The veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for amputation of the right foot and additional lower back disabilities have been denied.,Compensation for a left foot disability is also denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral foot disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of competent evidence showing current disabilities.