Foot (incl. plantar fasciitis, flat feet) decisions — 2010

The Board has decided to remand the claims for additional development due to new evidence submitted by the appellant.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating for plantar fasciitis of the right foot has been withdrawn.

The Veteran's right foot plantar fasciitis is rated at 30 percent effective February 2, 2005.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected plantar warts and callosities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left foot disability is at least partially related to his service-connected back disability and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and consideration of whether his preexisting bilateral pes planus was aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and a need for an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's pre-existing bilateral pes planus worsened during service.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of cold injuries to the bilateral upper and lower extremities, finding that there is competent and credible evidence linking these conditions to military service in Germany.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a chronic skin disability or bilateral foot disability, including plantar fasciitis, that is related to his active service. The preponderance of evidence shows no in-service onset or aggravation of these conditions.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus with midfoot arthritis, Achilles tendonitis, and plantar fasciitis is currently rated at 30 percent. The Board found that the manifestations of his service-connected pes planus meet or more nearly approximate the schedular criteria for a 30 percent rating.

The Board is remanding the case for further development, including obtaining a clarifying medical opinion regarding the Veteran's pes planus.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for her left foot disability is being remanded to the RO for further action, including scheduling a videoconference hearing and clarifying her representation status.

The Board found that the Veteran's left foot disability was not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for low back disability, bilateral foot disability, and bilateral ankle disability are being remanded due to the submission of additional relevant medical evidence and a need to reschedule an examination.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his bilateral pes planus is being remanded due to the submission of additional medical evidence that was not reviewed by the RO.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including mood disorder, diabetes mellitus, hepatitis C, bilateral pes planus, and an abscess scar, precluded him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to July 24, 2009.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disability, including as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II, is now moot due to the grant of service connection for bilateral pes planus with degenerative joint disease.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a right ankle disorder, right foot disorder, or bilateral pes planus. As such, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a pulmonary disability, and a bilateral foot disability were denied as there is no evidence of in-service injury or disease that would support these claims.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected pityriasis versicolor caused his seborrheic keratosis of the upper extremities and granted service connection for this condition. The right foot disability was also found to be related to service, with a rating assigned.