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

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings for right knee disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions and a need for additional information from the Veteran's representative.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral foot disability, sleep disorder (OSA), left ankle disability, and left knee disability due to incomplete development of the evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a lack of adequate reasoning in not addressing the theory of service connection involving obesity as an intermediate step between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and his claimed disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, hand disability, and foot disability due to incomplete development and lack of a clear opinion regarding etiology.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right foot/pes planus disability, as well as his right hallux valgus, right ankle sprain and right foot sprain disabilities. The decision is based on a finding that these conditions were aggravated by active duty service.

The Veteran's generalized body aches with tender points, bilateral pes planus disability, and degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine are all granted as service connected.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral pes planus, finding the manifestations did not more nearly approximate pronounced bilateral pes planus than severe.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate compliance with previous remand directives and a need for another VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed bilateral foot disorder.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70% and he is granted TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, flat feet, hypertension, and migraine headaches.

The Board has vacated its previous decisions on several service connection claims and remanded them for further review.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his pulmonary disorder, hip/thigh disability, foot disability, and cervical spine disability.,Additional treatment records will be obtained and reviewed by a VA examiner to determine if the Veteran has any of these conditions that were incurred in or related to service.

The Board has denied service connection for right and left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, lumbar spine disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, right foot plantar fascitis, left foot plantar fascitis, sciatica, rhinitis, sinusitis, and headaches as the evidence does not support a current disability.,The Board found that the Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of any of these conditions.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction, obstructive sleep apnea, and bilateral pes planus were all found to be incurred during his period of active service. Service connection was granted for these conditions.

The Veteran's service connection claims for residuals of a right great toe fracture and right knee degenerative arthritis have been granted. The claim for bilateral foot disability is remanded.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, including plantar fasciitis, heel spurs, pes planus, and metatarsalgia due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for various disabilities have been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypercholesterolemia and hyperkalemia have been denied as these conditions are not disabilities for VA compensation purposes.,Service connection has also been denied for a bilateral foot disability, to include as due to in-service herbicide exposure and secondary to the service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The Veteran's claims for hypothyroidism have also been denied.

The Board has dismissed all issues on appeal due to the appellant's authorized representative withdrawing their claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee disability, bilateral pes planus, back disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to outstanding records and a need for further examination.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including left and right foot disabilities and a lumbar spine disability. The case is being remanded for further examination and medical opinions.