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

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and service connection claims have been dismissed due to their death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these appeals.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral pes planus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his service-connected bilateral pes planus with degenerative changes was denied. The Board also remanded the issue of entitlement to TDIU due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his bilateral foot condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various foot conditions, including hammer toes, metatarsalgia, degenerative arthritis, and plantar fasciitis. The issues are being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions in previous VA examinations.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with depressed mood is rated at 70 percent, effective from the date of the decision. The Veteran also has been granted a TDIU since February 25, 2014.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a cervical spine disability and a right foot disability as secondary to a cervical spine disability due to incomplete records and inadequate medical opinions. The case will be returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's right foot disability is related to service. The case will be returned for further development and consideration.

The Veteran's service connection claims for right and left foot plantar fasciitis, right and left ankle disabilities, right and left shin splints, and sleep apnea are being remanded due to the inadequacy of previous VA examination reports.,VA will obtain additional medical records from private providers and conduct further examinations to determine if service connection can be established for these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for bilateral plantar fasciitis and rotoscoliosis with minimal degenerative changes of the lumbar spine have been denied as they are already at their maximum schedular ratings.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding his service-connected right and left knee conditions.

The Board has determined that there has not been substantial compliance with its February 2023 remand directives and requires further development to determine the relationship between the Veteran's current foot conditions and her active duty service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's plantar fasciitis is caused or aggravated by her service-connected low back injury and lower extremity radiculopathy. The claim will be reconsidered with new evidence.

The appeal for a higher rating for tinnitus has been dismissed.,Your initial ratings for bilateral hearing loss and migraine headaches have been denied.

The Board has granted service connection for mild degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, left lower extremity neuritis, and right lower extremity neuritis as secondary to service-connected bilateral pes planus with left foot strain, calcaneal spurs, and plantar fasciitis.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral leg disability, GERD with hiatal hernia and diverticulum of esophagus, and bilateral foot disability due to predecisional duty to assist errors in obtaining VA treatment records from West LA VAMC prior to September 1997 and private pain management and primary care notes from Dr. FY.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an adequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right foot disability, specifically pes planus and plantar fasciitis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis, right and left foot peripheral neuropathy, Parkinson's disease, tinnitus, bowel disturbance, and cognitive impairment, prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's service connection claims for various disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records from Dr. H.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus on an aggravation basis, finding that his pre-existing condition worsened during service and there is no clear and unmistakable evidence showing it was due to natural progression.

The Veteran's PTSD claim is granted as his reported in-service stressor of close enemy mortar attacks in Iraq is supported and related to fear of hostile military or terrorist activity.,The Veteran's cervical spine, headaches, and skin disability claims are denied as they have no known clinical basis and are not due to an undiagnosed illness.