Foot (incl. plantar fasciitis, flat feet) decisions — 2011

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to inadequate VCAA notice.

The Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis with pes planus is not shown to warrant a compensable rating, as the symptoms are described as 'mild' and relieved by shoe inserts.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Veteran was granted a 70% rating for PTSD, but his other claims remain unresolved.

The Board found that the appellant's right foot disability, including pes planus, was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Veteran's service-connected foot drop and pes planus with arthritis have been found to result in loss of use of her right foot, allowing for special monthly compensation.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for VA examinations to assess the severity of his right foot and ankle disabilities.

The Veteran seeks service connection for a bilateral foot disability, which he claims is due to his military service. The Board finds that the claim must be remanded for further development and medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current diagnosis of tinea pedis and anonychia of digits one through five, bilaterally, and his in-service symptoms.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for keratoderma punctata was granted. However, his claims for higher ratings for scars on the feet and hands were denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development and review, including reopening of a previously denied claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, a bilateral foot disability, a left knee disability, prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and acute myocardial ischemia. The decision found that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of SSA records and the need to consider the recently amended PTSD regulations. The case will be returned to the RO for further action.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining service treatment records and a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and new evidence received at the Board.

The Board found that the appellant's other than honorable discharge from service is a bar to VA benefits due to his prolonged unauthorized absence, which exceeded 180 continuous days. The Board determined there were no compelling circumstances warranting such an extended absence.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to inadequate examination for his service-connected bilateral pes planus with muscle strain.

Service connection for a left knee disorder, bilateral pes planus, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus is denied as the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred during military service.,The VA examinations did not find any medical relationship between the Veteran's current diagnoses and his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and SSA records.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus is manifested by flat feet, painful motion, swelling on use, tenderness and abnormal weight bearing. The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected bilateral foot disorder and ankle disorders, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or entitlement to TDIU.