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

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee condition, hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD, depression, and anxiety), left knee condition, and bilateral pes planus have been denied. The Veteran is being remanded for further examination and opinion regarding these issues.

Service connection is granted for left foot plantar fasciitis, pes planus, and a left ankle disability.,The Veteran's pre-existing pes planus was presumed to have been aggravated by service.

The Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis and calcaneal heel spurs were granted a separate 20 percent rating effective October 20, 2003. The appeal is for an increased rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for recurrent right and left foot disabilities due to insufficient evidence in the January 2022 VA evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder, granted service connection for tinea pedis, and denied service connection for bilateral pes planus.

The Veteran's claims for increased disability evaluations for left shoulder muscular strain without joint involvement, bilateral plantar fasciitis and pes planus, left ankle laxity, and right ankle laxity are being remanded due to the AOJ's failure to address the Veteran's request to reschedule VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral toe and foot disabilities due to incomplete records, including VA treatment records from 2014, 2018, and 2019. The Veteran's preexisting conditions are being considered for aggravation during service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, pes planus with plantar fasciitis, tinnitus, and erectile dysfunction, rendered him incapable of obtaining and maintaining gainful employment from April 23, 2020.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including erectile dysfunction, headache, diabetes mellitus, type II, bilateral foot disability, skeletal arthritis, depression, muscle damage to left side, pelvis injury, bilateral eye disability, low back disability, TBI, right hip and knee disabilities, GERD, and bilateral kidney disability. The remand includes obtaining VA treatment records from 1988 to present and scheduling a new examination for the right hip.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for left ankle, back, and bilateral foot disabilities due to incomplete records and need for updated opinions. The right foot disability claim is also being remanded as it was not previously adjudicated.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for various conditions due to incomplete or outdated medical records. The Veteran is asked to provide updated VA and private treatment records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hip and foot disabilities due to inadequate examination findings. The case is returned for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent her from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with her educational and occupational background prior to April 16, 2019.

The Board has remanded the claim for a secondary service connection opinion regarding whether any of the Veteran's foot disabilities (other than his bilateral foot drop) are at least as likely as not related to, proximately due to, or aggravated beyond their natural progression by his bilateral foot drop.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral foot disability and back disability due to inadequate VA examination opinions. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, which are currently considered direct service connection cases.

The Board has previously remanded the case for new VA medical opinions, but there has not been substantial compliance. The matter is being remanded again to obtain a new VA medical opinion by a different provider.

The Board has remanded the claims for bladder cancer, bilateral flat feet, residuals of traumatic brain injury, loss of grip in the right hand, and a compensable rating for residuals of a fracture of the 4th digit, right hand with degenerative arthritis due to new evidence received since the last denial.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral pes planus, finding that new and material evidence was not submitted. The Veteran's claim is therefore denied.

The Veteran's service-connected patellofemoral syndrome status post arthroscopy, left knee and right knee were granted a 10 percent disability rating. The bilateral plantar fasciitis with bilateral flat feet was also granted a 10 percent disability rating. Service connection for cervical spine strain and degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine were granted based on their direct relationship to service.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of low back tumor removal and denied service connection for bilateral pes planus, tachycardia supra ventricular (claimed as cardiac disability), left testicle tumor, and neck tumor based on substitution. The decision is final.