Foot (incl. plantar fasciitis, flat feet) decisions — 2017

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further action, including scheduling a video hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board has granted an extension of a temporary total disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected post-operative right foot plantar fasciitis residuals based on convalescence through April 26, 2011.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the left knee and bilateral foot disability claims.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus and an undiagnosed illness manifested by back pain, muscle spasms, and swelling joints are granted service connection. The Veteran's bilateral pes planus is directly related to his service, while the undiagnosed illness is presumed due to service in Southwest Asia.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unemployable, and the Board has granted a TDIU rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for plantar fasciitis of the left heel and eczema of the face have been granted. The Board has jurisdiction over the rating claim for left knee strain with scar, status post ACL repair.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development to address the severity of his service-connected foot disability and whether he has an acquired psychiatric disability that was caused or aggravated by service.

The Board has granted service connection for various conditions, including GERD and H. pylori infection, asthma, bilateral foot disability, left knee and right knee DJD, erectile dysfunction, gynecomastia, and liver disability other than cavernous liver hemangioma.

The Board finds that the Veteran's bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis and tendonitis/bursitis warrants a 60 percent rating on an extraschedular basis effective October 13, 2015.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the impact of his service-connected disabilities on his employability.

The Board found that the Veteran's pes cavus was not aggravated by service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding his bilateral hammertoes, back disorder, bilateral foot disorder other than hammertoes, tinnitus, gastrointestinal disorder, fatigue, sleep disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The appeal will be returned to the AOJ after these issues have been addressed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining his service personnel records and a VA examination. The exposure basis is attributed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions. However, the evidence does not support a finding of current disabilities or a link between any claimed condition and service.

The Veteran's right foot and knee disabilities have been granted service connection, with the right knee receiving a disability rating of 20 percent. The Veteran is not entitled to increased ratings for instability or limitation of motion.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions, including bilateral flat feet (pes planus), back disability, neck disability, and headaches, are not service-connected.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and VA records.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus has been rated at 50 percent since November 4, 2016. This rating is in excess of the maximum non-compensable rating for mild flatfoot with symptoms relieved by built-up shoe or arch support.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral foot disability is etiologically related to her military service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar spondylosis and left foot posterior tibial dysfunction with pes planus and hammertoes are secondary to his service-connected knee disabilities.,Both conditions have been found to be at least as likely as not related to his service-connected knee disabilities.