Foot (incl. plantar fasciitis, flat feet) decisions — 2019

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, and he is now entitled to benefits for his claimed conditions. The right shoulder arthritis claim has been remanded due to new evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left and right foot disabilities, finding that these conditions had their onset during active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU, finding that his service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of thoracolumbar strain, neuropathy of the great toes, and flat feet are denied. The Board has remanded the Veteran's service connection claims for a psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) and for flat feet.

The Board denied service connection for back disorder, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder. The claim for flatfeet was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.,A rating higher than 30 percent for bronchial asthma is also denied.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus is rated as 30 percent disabling prior to August 14, 2015 and granted a rating of 30 percent thereafter. The Board found the evidence did not support an increased rating for any period.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to outstanding private treatment records and additional development of asbestos exposure during service.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral foot disability rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment prior to March 8, 2018.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic lumbar strain is being remanded due to the need for a medical opinion regarding its relationship to his service-connected left knee degenerative arthritis and/or bilateral pes planus.

The Board has found that the Veteran's bilateral pes planus is at least as likely as not related to his military service, and thus grants entitlement to service connection for this condition.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lower back pain and bilateral knee disability. The Veteran's skin condition, headache disability, and foot disability (bilateral pes planus) are remanded for further development.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral foot disability and rash of the entire body, finding no evidence of such disabilities during or subsequent to his military service. The Board also remanded issues regarding increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss disability and PTSD, as well as a TDIU claim.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection of chronic fatigue disorder, costochondritis, left calf disorder (status post left calf gastrocnemius tear), and left foot disorder (plantar fasciitis) have been denied as there is no current disability found in the medical records. The Board also noted that these conditions are not related to service.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus is granted a single rating of 30 percent effective March 1, 2011. The Veteran's breast tissue loss resulting from her breast reduction surgery is granted SMC based on anatomical loss.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability, left hip disability, left foot disability, and right ear hearing loss disability. Service connection was granted for pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB).,Service connection for bilateral knee disability and an initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss disability are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for left shoulder and left foot disabilities, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability related to the in-service injuries.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for pes planus and an increased rating for left knee patellofemoral knee pain syndrome before the Board could make a decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and rating for various conditions have been granted, but his claim for an effective date prior to August 11, 2014, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus has been denied. His initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is also denied.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's current bilateral foot condition, including plantar fasciitis, is related to his service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and higher ratings for his shoulder disabilities and pes planus. The Board found that there was no evidence of in-service disease or injury leading to current disability, and that any current disability is not related to military service.