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

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA examination and medical records.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude her from securing and following substantially gainful employment, as she has been able to work in a sedentary capacity.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were granted, with a noncompensable rating assigned for right knee chondromalacia and a 10 percent rating assigned for plantar fasciitis (left foot).

The Board has decided in favor of the Veteran, granting service connection for a left foot disability as secondary to his service-connected left ankle sprain.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus is currently rated at 50 percent from October 21, 2014. The appeal for a higher rating remains pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability manifested by numbness in the hands, bilateral foot problems, or eye pain related to service. However, his Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease (ACD) is presumed to have been incurred due to exposure to Agent Orange during active military service.

The Veteran's tinnitus was found to have manifested during service and is presumed to be related to in-service noise exposure. Service connection for this condition is granted.,Service-connected bilateral plantar fibromatosis is rated at 30 percent, effective from April 9, 2014.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disability and bilateral foot disability are not related to service, and therefore denied both claims.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus has been rated at 50% since April 25, 2011. The Board finds that the symptoms of pain, swelling, and pronation are consistent with a 50% rating under Diagnostic Code 5276.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus was manifested by at most severe symptoms, improved by orthopedic shoes, prior to May 19, 2013.

The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral foot disorder did not manifest until decades after his active period of service and is against a finding that it is otherwise related to his active period of service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete service treatment records and further development is required.

The Veteran's appeal is being REMANDED for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, conducting new examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected recurrent paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and plantar fasciitis of the right foot, and readjudicating the claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back, neck, bilateral foot, cardiovascular, and diabetes mellitus disabilities are not related to his service. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for any of these conditions.

The Veteran's hiatal hernia with GERD is rated at 10 percent, and her bilateral plantar fasciitis was initially denied but later granted a 50 percent rating effective March 10, 2017.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus was rated at 10 percent prior to January 11, 2016 and increased to 50 percent effective January 11, 2016. The Veteran's degenerative joint disease of the bilateral great toes is also rated at 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disorder and bilateral foot disability are not service-connected, as they are not related to his military service or any in-service injury.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for shin splints was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability at the time she filed her claim. The effective date for the grant of service connection for bilateral pes planus, achilles tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, and hallux valgus remains February 28, 2011.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, peripheral vascular disease, pes planus (claimed as feet pain), and left ear hearing loss. The decision found that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral foot disability, low back disability, right hip and knee disabilities, have rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from March 8, 2006 to September 23, 2010.