Foot (incl. plantar fasciitis, flat feet) decisions — 2018

The Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and examinations.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and a right foot disability (claimed as a broken right foot) due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for the issue of entitlement to service connection for bilateral plantar fascitis.

The claims of increased ratings for right ankle and right foot disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional medical inquiry.

The Veteran's low back disorder, left foot disorders, and varicose veins of the legs are all granted service connection. The right index finger disorder is remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's bilateral stress fractures of the legs are rated at 10 percent disabling under Diagnostic Code 5262. The Veteran is not entitled to a higher rating as her symptoms do not meet the criteria for more severe disability.,The Veteran has osteopenia and left hip disorder that may be related to service, but further examination is needed to determine this.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating for his right foot condition and right ankle fracture due to a lack of VA examinations, and requests for updated treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea was denied. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of his service-connected migraine headaches, left foot disorder, and right foot disorder were also denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for nonservice-connected pension benefits due to his not meeting the primary requirement of 90 days of active service during a period of war. The claim is also denied as he did not meet the final criteria of being permanently and totally disabled from nonservice-connected disability.

The Board has dismissed all the claims for service connection due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to incomplete STRs and need for new VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for left foot pes planus with hallux valgus and right foot hallux valgus, as the evidence did not support a finding of in-service injury or disease. The severance of service connection for right foot pes planus was also denied due to lack of clear and unmistakable error.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral pes planus and hearing loss. The claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to new evidence indicating worsening of his hearing condition.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations, as well as further development of his employment history.

The Veteran's claim for a separate 30 percent evaluation for severe bilateral acquired flat feet is granted.,The claims for extraschedular ratings in excess of 30 percent for residuals of frostbite, left foot and right foot are denied.,The Veteran is granted entitlement to a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in diagnoses and ratings, and will address separate compensable ratings for metatarsalgia, hallux valgus/hallux rigidus, and plantar fasciitis. The Veteran is currently rated at 50% for bilateral pes planus with hallux valgus.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new evidence submitted, including for sleep disorder, chronic fatigue, dermatitis, hernia, low back disability, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, left foot disability, and right foot disability. The issues are related to reopening previously denied claims.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to comply with prior instructions and provide more detailed information regarding the Veteran's bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's cause of death was related to his service.

The Board has granted service connection for a headache disability secondary to service-connected PTSD, but denied all other service connection claims. The effective date of the grant is January 16, 2013.