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

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a bilateral kidney disability has been withdrawn. The Board has remanded several other issues including skin, low back, psychiatric, headache, eye, hearing loss, tinnitus, carpal tunnel syndrome, hip, knee, and foot disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral pes planus, and the claim is remanded to assign an initial rating for this condition. The compensable rating claim for the service-connected Tyloma is inextricably intertwined with the implementation of the service connection grant.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete records and further development is required.

The Veteran's claims for back, right knee, bilateral pes planus, and left elbow disabilities have been granted.,All issues related to these conditions were decided in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral pes planus due to a lack of clarity in the medical opinions provided. The case is now pending with instructions to provide an addendum opinion addressing whether the Veteran's pes planus is a congenital defect, disease, or acquired disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for both the right and left foot disabilities, finding that they began during active service or are otherwise due to active service.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and denied service connection for bilateral pes planus. The case is remanded for further examination regarding the lumbar spine disability, lower extremity radiculopathy, small Haglund deformities, and hammer toes.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for pes planus, as secondary to his service-connected knee conditions. A new medical opinion is required to determine if the pes planus is etiologically related to service or caused by his service-connected knee disorders.

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for migraines including migraine variants with atypical migraines has been denied. The disability is currently rated as 50 percent, but the Veteran seeks an increase.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional development and examination. The issues include bilateral hearing loss, alcohol use disorder, erectile dysfunction, gout, sleep disorders, low back disability, neck disability, peripheral neuropathy in various extremities, restless leg syndrome, left knee disability, psychiatric disability, shoulder disabilities, pes planus with neuroma and plantar fasciitis, left foot disability post-surgery, and right knee meniscal tear.

The Board denied the Veteran's attempt to reopen her claim for service connection of a foot disability, finding that no new and material evidence had been presented.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and bilateral pes planus. The Veteran's groin disability, varicose veins, and respiratory disability are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral foot disability, and bilateral knee disability due to conflicting medical evidence and need for further development.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease was granted, and he is now service-connected for this condition. The appeals for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and an acquired psychiatric disability are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral lower extremity disability, bilateral eye disability, and bilateral foot disability other than pes planus. The issue of service connection for a psychiatric disorder remains pending.,Service connection was not granted as the evidence did not support a finding that any current disabilities were related to service.

Your claim for an increased rating for left foot pes planus was denied because you failed to report for a scheduled VA examination without good cause.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for plantar fasciitis has been withdrawn. The remaining issues of service connection for sciatic nerve disability, right hand ligament strain, left hand ligament strain, loss of sense of smell, and loss of sense of taste are being remanded.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating prior to January 21, 2020, or since then.

The Veteran's right foot disability, including arthritis of the right great toe with plantar and heel spurs, was rated at a 10 percent prior to June 30, 2014. The Board found that a higher rating is not warranted for this period. Separate ratings were remanded for the back disability and degenerative arthritis of the right great toe.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is reopened, and the case is remanded for further development. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disability (claimed as bilateral foot pain) is also remanded.