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

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of bilateral flat feet due to the appellant's withdrawal. The Board also remanded the claims for service connection for PTSD and TDIU.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding her lumbar spine, left hip, right ankle, left ankle, and costochondritis conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional medical records and an examination. The initial rating for bilateral pes planus is still under review.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU have been remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations. The issues of left foot disability, right hip disability, and TDIU are inextricably intertwined.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a right eye disability, left shoulder and elbow disabilities, knee disabilities, and bilateral foot disabilities. The remand requests additional medical opinions to address whether these conditions are related to active service or secondary to his service-connected spinal stenosis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for a service-connected left ankle sprain and an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Veteran's bilateral calcaneal bursitis with plantar fasciitis has been rated at 10 percent since February 28, 2011. The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent and also denied the claim for total disability based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability, right foot disability, and cardiac disability. Service connection was granted for hypertension with a rating of 70 percent from July 26, 2006 to May 29, 2012.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and migraine headaches are all granted as service-connected.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral flat feet, finding that his condition is at least as likely as not related to trauma of military personnel during his time in service.

The Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis with heel spurs and left foot tenosynovitis have been granted a 30 percent disability rating effective October 1, 2011.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disability, finding that there was no evidence of an increase in severity during service and thus not meeting the criteria for service connection.

The appeal for entitlement to service connection for a left foot disability is dismissed. The appeal for entitlement to service connection for a right foot/ankle disability is remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine, left foot plantar fasciitis, and right lower extremity radiculopathy disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment from January 19, 2010, to November 24, 2010. A TDIU on an extraschedular basis is granted for this period.

The Board has determined that the VA etiology opinions are inadequate and remands the claims for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disability and an initial compensable rating for a left ankle scar. The Veteran's bilateral flat feet were granted a 50% rating effective May 7, 2022.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot condition, including hallux valgus, flat feet, plantar fasciitis, and bunions, finding that there was no evidence of in-service injury or aggravation, and that any current conditions were not incurred during service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to inadequate VA examinations and incomplete medical records. The Veteran is seeking service connection for thoracolumbar spine, cervical spine, and right foot disabilities, all of which are currently denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right foot disability, including degenerative arthritis. The evidence did not show that the condition was incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his right knee and shoulder strains, left foot plantar fasciitis, left and right ankle disabilities, and a claim for TDIU. The claims are being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records, conducting new examinations, and issuing notice letters regarding the TDIU claim.