Foot (incl. plantar fasciitis, flat feet) decisions — 2023

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to fully and fairly consider the merits of the Veteran's claims, including those related to service connection for various conditions. The case is therefore being remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for left foot plantar fasciitis, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his military service.

The Veteran's left knee disability, right knee disability, and left foot disability have been granted service connection as secondary to his service-connected low back disability.,Service connection has also been granted for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and Bipolar Disorder) and hypertension. However, these issues are remanded due to incomplete development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for depression, memory loss, lumbar spine disability, plantar fasciitis, and GERD due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology. The VA must obtain any relevant medical records and conduct examinations to determine if these conditions are related to service.

Effective November 30, 2011, the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine, right foot, left foot, left knee, and right knee disabilities due to inadequate VA examinations. The case is returned to the Board for further action.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a bilateral foot disability has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for sinusitis and bilateral pes planus due to inadequate medical opinions provided by VA examiners. The Veteran is required to provide any relevant private or VA medical records, clarify his diagnosis, and obtain an opinion addressing whether his conditions were incurred in service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus and hypertension, finding that there was no increase in severity of these conditions during service and that they were not incurred or manifested to a compensable degree within one year of service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU on an extraschedular basis prior to July 17, 2018 due to a lack of evidence showing that her service-connected disabilities alone rendered her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to an inaccurate factual basis in the previous medical opinions. The Veteran is entitled to full consideration of his claims, including considering his continuous symptoms during honorable active service.

The Board has dismissed the claims of service connection for back and bilateral foot disabilities due to the appellant's death.

The Board denied service connection for low back, left foot, right foot, and left wrist disabilities. The Veteran's right wrist disability was also denied as secondary to a service-connected scar.,Service connection was not established for any of the claimed conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left foot plantar fasciitis, right foot plantar fasciitis, obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia, and asbestosis and/or any asbestos-related disability. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and the Board has granted them. The issues of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a respiratory disability (claimed as breathing disorder, to include asthma), and a bilateral foot disability are remanded.

The Veteran's bilateral foot conditions, including pes planus, subcalcaneal pain, Morton's neuroma with hallux valgus, and osteoarthritis of the bilateral great toes, are rated at 50 percent. The Veteran's hemorrhoids are not large or thrombotic, irreducible, or causing frequent recurrences.

The Veteran's pes planus is not service-connected as it pre-existed service and was not aggravated by military service.,Fibromyalgia symptoms are constant or nearly so, but do not meet the criteria for a higher rating of 40 percent due to lack of refractory therapy.,Chronic Fatigue Syndrome claim is remanded for further examination and medical opinion.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a bilateral leg or foot disorder (previously claimed as 'shin splints') due to insufficient evidence of current disability and potential need for further examination.

The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and service connection for right foot and left foot disabilities were denied as there was no evidence of an additional disability resulting from VA care, nor did the current conditions have a nexus to service.

The Veteran's initial claim for allergic rhinitis was denied as his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.,For GERD, the Veteran's condition prior to July 2, 2021 was rated noncompensable. After that date, he received a 10 percent rating which is also denied.