Foot (incl. plantar fasciitis, flat feet) decisions — 2009

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus was aggravated during service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition. The claims for secondary service connection for a bilateral hip, ankle, and low back disability are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's death was not due to a service-connected disability, and he did not meet the criteria for dependency and indemnity compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board denied the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and left foot disability as new and material evidence was not presented to reopen them.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder, bilateral pes planus, leg disorder, and coronary artery disease as there was no evidence to show that these conditions were caused by or worsened during active military service.

The Board denied the claims for new and material evidence to reopen service connection for bilateral shin splints and a low back disorder, but granted service connection for a bilateral knee disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for liver damage was denied as there is no current diagnosis of a liver disability related to his military service.

The veteran's bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis was aggravated during his active military service, while the preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that his bilateral chondromalacia patellae had its onset in or was caused by his service.

The Board denied service connection for left knee arthritis, left wrist arthritis, right foot plantar fasciitis, an acquired disability of the left eye, bilateral knee growths, bilateral hip pain, and back pain as there was no competent medical evidence to support a finding that these conditions were related to active service or secondary to his service-connected condition.

The Board denied service connection for flat feet, a bilateral leg disability, and a bilateral knee disability as there is no medical evidence of current disabilities or a relationship between the claimed conditions and military service.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions and increased ratings, finding no evidence of current disabilities or a relationship to service.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for plantar calluses of the bilateral feet but granted a separate 10 percent evaluation for hammer toes of each foot.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability was rated 20 percent from June 1, 2005, to October 19, 2008, and the rating was reduced to 10 percent thereafter. The other claims for higher ratings were denied.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for Achilles tendonopathy and service connection for bilateral pes planus were denied as the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss disability but denied the claims for right ear hearing loss, stomach, skin, foot, and respiratory disabilities.

The Board denied entitlement to service connection for a chronic sinus disorder and pes planus, finding no evidence that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board denied service connection for a right ankle and foot disability, congestive heart failure, and a duodenal ulcer as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied service connection for a pituitary tumor and a bilateral foot disability as the evidence did not support that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board remands the case to obtain additional evidence and afford the Veteran a VA examination.

The appeal was remanded for the RO to consider additional evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Veteran is entitled to an effective date of January 21, 2004, for the grant of service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and not earlier. The claim for a bilateral foot disability was denied.