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

The Veteran's service connection claims for anemia, left knee disabilities, headaches, and BPF are all granted. The claim for service connection for venous insufficiency (VI) is remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for bilateral pes planus, left knee disability, and right knee disability.

The Veteran's right foot plantar fasciitis and plantar calcaneal enthesophyte are currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum under the revised criteria for plantar fasciitis. The Board finds that this rating is appropriate given the current symptoms.

The Veteran's tinnitus and left foot disorder (plantar fasciitis) are granted as service-connected.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not received to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee, shoulder, cervical spine, lumbar spine, and pes planus disorders. The previous denials were based on a lack of current disabilities related to military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for G6PD deficiency, a rating in excess of 30 percent prior to July 11, 2020 for bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis, a compensable rating prior to March 15, 2018 for tinea cruris, and a rating in excess of 30 percent prior to March 15, 2018 for headaches. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied. The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the previously denied claims.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, right foot disability, bowel disorder, lipomas, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, and hemorrhoids due to inadequate medical opinions regarding in-service herbicide exposure. Additional development is required.

The Veteran's rating for bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis was reduced from 50% to 30%, but the Board has restored the original 50% rating effective October 1, 2017.

The Board has withdrawn the claim for a cardiovascular condition and remanded the remaining issues of service connection for CFS, stomach disorder, bilateral pes planus, and left knee disability.

The Board has denied service connection for PVD, pes planus, and right leg cellulitis. The Veteran's sleep apnea and migraine headaches remain under consideration.,Further development is needed to determine if the Veteran's sleep apnea and migraine headaches are secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right wrist and right foot disabilities have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's disability rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis, flat feet, bilateral heel spurs and degenerative arthritis was granted at a 50 percent evaluation from December 5, 2020 to March 28, 2022. The appeal is denied for higher ratings prior to this period.

The Veteran's asthma and right ankle sprain status-post surgical repair claims are being remanded for additional examinations to determine the severity of these conditions. Other service connection claims, including those related to infections, mononucleosis, facial injuries, GERD, nausea, neurological disorders, plantar fasciitis, shin splints, bronchitis, conjunctivitis, and pharyngitis are also being remanded for additional examinations and opinions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral feet calluses, also claimed as a bilateral foot condition, was reopened. The issue of whether the current bilateral foot disabilities are related to his military service is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional examinations and treatment records, particularly regarding his right ankle disability. The issues of increased ratings for his right foot and left foot disabilities are also being remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, finding that there is no evidence to support a causal or aggravating link between his current condition and his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if his conditions are related to service.

The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and rating due to recent evidence indicating that the Veteran's left knee, bilateral foot (plantar fasciitis and pes planus), and left ankle disabilities have worsened since their last evaluations in 2018 and 2020.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for right knee patellofemoral pain disorder, left foot and right foot plantar fasciitis, and left knee disability. Additionally, a TDIU claim is also being remanded due to recent service-connected disabilities.