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

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left eye and bilateral foot disabilities are being remanded to allow for further evaluation, including consideration of staged ratings.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and verruca plantaris, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Board has determined that there is no current evidence of a bilateral knee disability or low back disability, and the veteran's claims for these conditions are denied. The claim for pes planus, bilateral, was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's service-connected post-operative residuals (excluding neurological deficit) and neurological deficit have been rated at 10 percent each, effective from December 17, 2002.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left foot/ankle disorder, hypertension, and bilateral pes planus. The decision found no current disability related to these conditions, and did not find evidence of their onset or aggravation during service.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records from the Dallas VAMC and requesting an opinion on whether the veteran's disabilities are related to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's pre-existing bilateral pes planus did not increase in severity during service and was not aggravated by his right ankle disorder. The claim for an increased rating for residuals of right ankle sprain was also denied as there was no evidence showing an increase in severity.

The Board has determined that the veteran's low back disorder and bilateral foot disorder (pes planus) are not related to his military service.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis and associated varus deformity of the third toes, callus formations, and bone spurs at the metatarsophalangeal joint. The disability is characterized as pes cavus with some limitation of dorsiflexion at ankle.

The Board has determined that the veteran's flat feet were not incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus, finding that the new evidence submitted since the last final denial does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board found that the veteran's pre-existing bilateral pes planus was not aggravated by service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral pes planus was aggravated during active service, and therefore service connection is granted for both right and left foot disorders.

The veteran's left and right foot disabilities are currently rated at 30 percent each, effective July 1997. The Board denied increased ratings for both feet and found that the veteran is not unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities alone.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied. The Board found no evidence of current disabilities or that any claimed conditions are related to her period of active duty.

The Board found no evidence of current pes planus and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for residuals of a tubal ligation, right foot disability, and bilateral knee disability. The initial ratings for hypothyroidism, DM, and DDD of the lumbar spine are denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right ear hearing loss does not meet VA disability criteria and therefore denied service connection for this condition. The other issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral ankle disorder, bilateral knee disorder, acquired pes planus, and chronic headaches secondary to PTSD were also denied.

The veteran's claim for increased evaluations for pes planus of both feet and service connection for a low back disorder and bilateral knee disability have been denied.,Service connection was not established for the low back disorder or bilateral knee disability as secondary to his service-connected pes planus.

The Board found that the veteran's current right foot disability is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.