Foot (incl. plantar fasciitis, flat feet) decisions — 2013

The Board has granted the Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for bilateral foot disability and has determined that he is entitled to service connection for bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a retrospective evaluation of the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus with associated plantar fasciitis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's kidney disability and pes planus were not caused by his military service, and therefore denied both claims.

The Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis and pes cavus have been found to meet the criteria for a 10 percent rating, effective July 2008.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling new VA examinations. The issues of increased ratings for bilateral pes planus and tinea pedis are still pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for anemia and pes planus, finding that there was no current disability during the appeal period and that the preexisting pes planus did not become aggravated by military service.

The Board found that the appellant's foot disorder, claimed as plantar fasciitis, was not incurred or aggravated during his period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) in October 1967. The Board concluded that service connection is denied.

The Veteran's initial compensable ratings for right and left foot plantar fasciitis with pes planus prior to July 26, 2013 have been granted.,Since July 26, 2013, the Veteran has been assigned a disability evaluation of 50 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis with pes planus.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling a VA examination. The issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and the effective date for bilateral pes planus with hallux valgus deformities and plantar fasciitis and calcaneal spurs are also being addressed.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination of his left hip disability and bilateral plantar fasciitis.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus was manifested by no more than moderate impairment prior to February 19, 2008, and severe impairment from that date onward. The Board found the criteria for a higher rating were not met.

The Board has addressed the Veteran's claims for bilateral foot disability and an acquired mental disorder, to include depressive disorder NOS. The appeals are REMANDED as there is insufficient development of evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current disabilities of bilateral plantar fasciitis and bilateral pes planus are related to service, granting service connection for both conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, impotence, a right leg disorder, and pes planus were denied. The Board found that his hypertension did not originate during service or due to a service-connected disability, and his impotence was also not related to service.

The Board finds that the Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis with calcaneal spur and degenerative changes is as likely as not attributable to service, granting her claim.

The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral foot disability is not related to her active service, concluding it was more likely due to normal wear and tear, weight, activity level, lifelong foot wear choices, and genetics.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus and granted service connection for left and right foot calcaneal spurs, both rated at 10 percent. The Veteran's calcaneal spurs are not considered to be aggravated by service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability due to a right leg fracture, tremors, pes planus, or peripheral neuropathy. The claims for these conditions are denied.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for various disabilities including a respiratory disability, sinusitis, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, lumbar radiculopathy, postoperative residuals of a cervical spine injury, left arm and shoulder disability, an acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD), and bilateral pes planus. The claims are being remanded to allow for further development.,The Veteran is seeking service connection for sinusitis. The claims are being remanded to allow for further development.,The Veteran is seeking service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine on a secondary basis. The claims are being remanded to allow for further development.,The Veteran is seeking service connection for lumbar radiculopathy on a secondary basis. The claims are being remanded to allow for further development.,The Veteran is seeking service connection for postoperative residuals of a cervical spine injury, status post fusion on a secondary basis. The claims are being remanded to allow for further development.,The Veteran is seeking service connection for left arm and shoulder disability on a secondary basis. The claims are being remanded to allow for further development.,The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD). The claims are being remanded to allow for further development of the claim, including consideration of PTSD under Clemons v. Shinseki, 23 Vet. App. 1 (2009).,The Veteran is seeking service connection for bilateral pes planus based on a presumption of soundness due to the absence of pes planus at entrance into service and exposure to asbestos and tear gas during service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied, with the exception of a 20 percent rating being granted for residuals of left shoulder sprain effective January 2007.