Foot (incl. plantar fasciitis, flat feet) decisions — 2007

The Board has remanded the case for further action due to a request for a personal hearing before the Board.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have any of the claimed conditions within one year of discharge from service, and none are otherwise etiologically related to service.,Therefore, service connection for tinnitus, chest bone disability, collar bone disability, bilateral foot disability, or bilateral shoulder disability is denied.

The Board has granted an increased disability rating of 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus, finding that his symptoms meet the criteria for a 30 percent rating. The other issues on appeal are not addressed in this decision.

The Board denied increased ratings for bronchial asthma and bilateral pes planus, as well as service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a bilateral knee disorder. The veteran's bronchial asthma did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on FEV-1 or FEV-1/FVC values. Her bilateral pes planus was essentially normal with no current disability affecting her ability to work. The Board also denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a bilateral knee disorder.

The veteran's knee, hip, ankle, and foot disabilities are not service-connected. The Board denied the claims of service connection for left shoulder disability due to lack of evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current disabilities of bilateral pes planus or cold injury residuals of the feet, and thus service connection is denied for both conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected low back disability, right great toe disability, and plantar fibroma. The veteran's lumbar spine disability was rated at 20 percent, which is the maximum rating under the applicable diagnostic codes. His right great toe disability has been assigned the maximum rating of 10 percent. The veteran's plantar fibroma was also rated at 10 percent.

The veteran's claims for service connection for UTI, chest scar, pes planus, groin and stomach pain, allergic rhinitis, and URI have all been denied as there is no current evidence of disability related to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current left foot disability and therefore, her claim for service connection is denied.

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

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's disabilities and assigned initial ratings. The veteran is seeking higher initial ratings, but the evidence does not support such increases.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the veteran did not file a timely Substantive Appeal regarding his claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a bilateral foot disability and there is insufficient evidence to establish service connection for his back disability. The preponderance of the evidence is against both claims.

The Board determined that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for residuals of a right ankle disability and bilateral flat feet disability, as the pre-existing conditions were found not to have been aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to the veteran's failure to report to a scheduled VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to ensure compliance with previous remands and provide the veteran with proper notice under the VCAA.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's previously denied claims for service connection for second degree pes planus and systolic murmur. However, no new and material evidence was found to support his claim of service connection for a low back disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's plantar fasciitis of the left foot does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating, and thus denied his claim for an increased rating.

The veteran's neuritis of the medial plantar and peroneal nerves of the right foot is rated at 20 percent, while his traumatic arthritis status post gunshot wound of the right foot remains at a 20 percent rating. The decision grants the higher rating for the neuritis condition.

The veteran's appeal for higher initial ratings for his right and left foot disabilities has been dismissed as no timely Substantive Appeal was received.