Foot (incl. plantar fasciitis, flat feet) decisions — 2020

The Board has dismissed all issues of entitlement to service connection or disability ratings for various conditions as the appellant withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has denied the claims for service connection for a right elbow disability, bilateral foot disability, and left ear hearing loss due to lack of competent evidence showing current disabilities.,No VA examination was conducted in this case as there is no current evidence of these conditions.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus and erectile dysfunction secondary to PTSD.,Left ear hearing loss has not been shown during the appeal period.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right foot disabilities due to incomplete findings in a previous VA examination. Additional development is needed, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for a VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left foot disability, finding that there was no evidence of chronic left foot condition during or within one year after service and that any current left foot disability is not related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee patellofemoral syndrome with suprapatellar bursitis and degenerative joint disease, left knee patellofemoral syndrome with degenerative joint disease, and bilateral plantar fasciitis. The effective date of the grant of service connection for uterine fibroids and ovarian cysts is set at November 4, 2004.,The Veteran's claims were initially denied in July 2005 but were reopened due to new evidence submitted by her in October 2005. The effective date was then adjusted based on the earliest date of claim.

The Veteran's initial claims for increased ratings for DDD of the lumbar spine, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left foot pes planus with pronation, and GERD were denied.,For DDD of the lumbar spine, a rating in excess of 10 percent was denied prior to October 3, 2016, and since October 3, 2016.

The Board has decided that additional development is needed due to the lack of a clear opinion on whether the Veteran's current bilateral foot disorder is related to his military service. The case will be returned for further examination and evaluation.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral foot and knee disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for PTSD, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and residuals of a concussion. The left elbow condition claim is remanded to determine if it is related to service-connected right elbow disability.,The Veteran's hypertension claim is also remanded as there are conflicting opinions regarding its relationship to service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional action, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling VA examinations. The issues of service connection for various conditions are being addressed.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment, thus the Board has granted TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable disability rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis was dismissed. A 10 percent disability rating was granted for the residuals of left ear frostbite, effective as of the date of the decision.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed as the Veteran has withdrawn all issues on appeal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a bilateral foot disability and bilateral ankle disability, both secondary to service-connected knee disability, due to inadequate examination reports.

The Board dismissed the claim of increased rating for bilateral sesamoiditis and granted a compensable (10%) rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis, effective from when the appeal was filed.

The Veteran's bilateral foot plantar warts with contact dermatitis are rated as noncompensable due to the lack of more than topical therapy affecting at least 5% of the entire body or exposed areas.,New and material evidence has not been received to reopen claims for service connection for hypertension and ischemic heart disease (previously heart condition).

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus is currently rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds that there is not enough evidence to warrant a higher rating as it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on the severity of his symptoms.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including fractures of the wrists and ankles, a foot disorder, hypertension, lacerations to fingers and palms, and a skin condition. The decision states that there is no current evidence of these conditions during the appeal period.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left foot disability, finding that there was no evidence to support that his current left foot disabilities were related to or permanently worsened by his service-connected back condition. The Board also found that secondary service connection cannot be established for a left foot disability.