Foot (incl. plantar fasciitis, flat feet) decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection of left foot disorder, to include pes planus and status post left-heel fracture, as secondary to service-connected left-knee chondromalacia due to insufficient evidence in the May 2021 VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a right and left heel condition due to inadequate analysis of his lay testimony regarding in-service heel pain.

The Board has remanded the claims for further review due to insufficient reasons and bases provided in the September 2022 Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC). The Veteran's attorney argues that the SSOC did not provide adequate discussion of the relevant evidence, allowing the Veteran an opportunity to present arguments before the Board.

An initial 70 percent rating for PTSD is granted.,An initial 10 percent rating for right knee arthritis is granted, effective January 29, 2021.

Service connection is granted for right and left foot plantar fasciitis.,A rating of 20 percent has been assigned for postoperative rotator cuff repair, bicipital tendonitis with acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, right shoulder.

The claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been granted by the agency of original jurisdiction. The claims for other conditions have been remanded.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for a bilateral foot disability. The claims for service connection for back, left knee, right knee, and bronchitis disabilities have been remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral pes planus and sarcoidosis has been dismissed because the Veteran's attorney withdrew his appeals prior to a decision being made.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for arthritis of the left foot, arthritis of the right foot, and bilateral pes planus due to a failure to consider an earlier diagnosis of pes planus in 1975.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including a bilateral foot disability and other conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since December 31, 2011. An earlier effective date of December 31, 2011, for the award of TDIU is granted.

The Veteran's claim for an unspecified sleep-wake disorder is granted. The claims for left hip, right hip, bilateral eye, and left foot disabilities are denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral pes planus, specifically whether it was aggravated by service. The case is now pending for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus and osteoarthritis of the ankles result in a combined rating of 70 percent. The Board finds that these conditions do not prevent him from engaging in sedentary work, thus denying his TDIU claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral pes planus was aggravated by service, and therefore grants the claim for service connection.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for further development due to insufficient medical opinions provided in previous examinations.

The Board denied service connection for low back disability, painful joints, aching muscles, pes planus, and headaches.,Service connection was granted for headache disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and bilateral foot conditions, make it impossible for him to obtain or maintain a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has determined that the evidence is in an approximate balance as to whether he can perform the physical and mental acts required by such employment.

The Veteran's foot disabilities, including plantar fasciitis and arthritis with hammer toes, are granted as secondary to his service-connected pes planus.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection of a skin disability, right foot pain, left foot pain, and an acquired psychiatric disorder have been dismissed.

The Veteran's appeals for effective dates and service connection have been dismissed. The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral plantar fasciitis, a back condition, headaches (including migraine), PTSD due to MST, depression, and an initial rating higher than 30 percent for generalized anxiety disorder.