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

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee disability, right knee disability, low back disability, bilateral pes planus, and bilateral foot cold injury have been granted. The cases are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral foot, lumbar, and migraine disabilities are being remanded for further evaluation due to a significant length of time since the last VA examination.

The case is being remanded due to inadequacies in a previous VA opinion and the need to address a statement from a service medic regarding foot symptoms during service. The examiner must clarify current disabilities, determine if they are related to service, and assess whether they were caused or aggravated by service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for updated VA examinations regarding her service-connected right knee patellofemoral syndrome and left foot pes planus.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for low back disability, cervical dysplasia, post-traumatic stress disorder with depressive disorder, and plantar fasciitis of the bilateral feet. The Veteran's new evidence is sufficient to reopen these claims.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and right foot pes planus, finding that the Veteran's reported stressor events were not corroborated and that his preexisting right foot condition was not aggravated by military service.

The Veteran's right foot pes planus and furuncles have been granted service connection. The left and right foot disorders other than pes planus are remanded for additional opinions.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and myopia with presbyopia of the bilateral eyes were denied. The Veteran's claim for bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis and a right foot strain was granted. His claim for right shoulder rotator cuff tear, status post arthroscopic repair, was denied.

The Board has decided to reconsider the claims for service connection for right foot plantar fasciitis, left upper extremity condition, and right upper extremity condition. The claim for service connection for a psychiatric condition (to include insomnia) is reopened due to new and material evidence. Service connection for right foot plantar fasciitis is granted. Remaining service connection claims are further addressed in the remand section.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral pes planus, back condition as secondary to bilateral pes planus, and bilateral knee condition as secondary to bilateral pes planus is remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and right foot disability did not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, so his claim for TDIU was denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and flat feet due to incomplete records and need for a new VA examination. The Veteran's service connection claims are otherwise granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render her unemployable, and the Board has granted a TDIU based on this finding.

The Board denied service connection for herpes, finding the evidence did not support a link to active service.,The Board remanded several other claims including tinea versicolor, broken and bitten off left middle finger, right side lower rib contusion residuals, right knee tendonitis, bilateral patellofemoral pain syndrome, left foot disability, back condition, left shoulder disability, irritable bowel syndrome, and respiratory disability.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings on multiple conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and consideration of new evidence.

Service connection for pes planus is granted as the condition worsened during service and there is no clear and unmistakable evidence that it was due to natural progression.,Service connection for bilateral tinnitus is granted as the Veteran has a current diagnosis of tinnitus, which he asserts began in service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and evaluation of his left knee, coccyx injury, right foot disability, left foot disability, and adjustment disorder with depressed mood and insomnia due to new evidence or further examination.

The Board has dismissed all issues on appeal due to the Veteran's authorized representative withdrawing the appeals prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's asthma, chronic sinusitis with headaches, allergic rhinitis, right foot disability (status post bunionectomy), and bilateral hand dermatitis are all remanded for further evaluation. The Veteran also has issues related to his service-connected conditions that need clarification.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for tinnitus, headaches, back injury, nerve damage, plantar fasciitis (also claimed as foot pain), chest pain, sleep apnea, a head injury, and anxiety due to an invalid Notice of Disagreement submitted in March 2019.