Foot (incl. plantar fasciitis, flat feet) decisions — 2021

The Board has determined that the previous opinions were inadequate and requires additional examinations to determine if the Veteran's left knee arthritis and bilateral foot disabilities are related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected radiculopathy, left and right lower extremities; degenerative joint disease, left knee; and plantar calcaneal bone spur, left foot are all remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for pes planus, left foot neuralgia, and right foot neuralgia. The appeal was remanded to consider the claim of service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for pes planus, left foot neuralgia, and right foot neuralgia. The appeal was remanded to consider the claim of service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for pes planus, left foot neuralgia, and right foot neuralgia. The appeal was remanded to consider the claim of service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for pes planus, left foot neuralgia, and right foot neuralgia. The appeal was remanded to consider the claim of service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for pes planus, left foot neuralgia, and right foot neuralgia. The appeal was remanded to consider the claim of service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for pes planus, left foot neuralgia, and right foot neuralgia. The appeal was remanded to consider the claim of service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to readjudicate the issues of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral foot disorders, and tinnitus. The claims are being remanded due to a pre-decisional error in not obtaining an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorders were caused by or related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and bilateral pes planus due to unclear service connection periods. The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is rated as noncompensable.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a right foot disability and an acquired psychiatric disability due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran is requested to provide additional medical records, including VA treatment records and private treatment records from Brentwood Behavioral Healthcare and Clearview Recovery Center. A VA examination will be conducted for both conditions.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for his service-connected bilateral pes planus with degenerative arthritis disability is denied as there was no intent to apply for service connection during the period in question.

The Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis is now rated at 50 percent effective July 12, 2019. Prior to this date, the evidence did not warrant a higher rating.

The Board has withdrawn the appeal for the issue of an effective date prior to April 17, 2015 for the 50 percent rating assigned for bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis. The issues of increased ratings for costochondritis and knee disabilities are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a left foot disability and asthma, finding that the conditions did not manifest to a compensable degree within one year of separation from active duty and were not aggravated by service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression, anxiety, and PTSD), right foot disability, left foot disability, heart disability, and pulmonary embolism are denied. The Veteran's claim for service connection of the acquired psychiatric disorder is granted. The remaining issues have been remanded.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claims for service connection for a hernia repair, also claimed as a right testicle condition, and for left foot disability (residuals of frostbite).,Both issues have been remanded due to insufficient medical evidence to establish a clear link between the current conditions and service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right foot disability, left foot disability, and low back disability due to incomplete records and need for further medical examination.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for each of the Veteran's bilateral foot disabilities, effective from May 3, 2012. The case is being remanded to determine if TDIU should be assigned due to unemployability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for erectile dysfunction, right hip disability, and right foot disability due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss claim is also remanded for a VA audiologist examination.