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

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion and incomplete service verification, particularly regarding the Veteran's National Guard service.

The Board has determined that additional information is needed to decide the claim regarding service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, including pes planus. The case is being remanded for an etiology opinion from an appropriate examiner.

The Veteran's appeal to reopen his claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted. The appeals seeking service connection for right shoulder disability, right and left bunion pain, and anxiety, schizophrenia, and depression are dismissed as the claims have been rendered moot by prior awards.

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for right shoulder, left shoulder, right foot, left foot, left knee, headaches, chest pains, and blurred vision disabilities due to incomplete treatment records at the Jacksonville CBOC. The Veteran's current disability diagnoses are being evaluated in light of his service-connected thoracolumbar strain, sprain, and intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS).

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a GI condition and chronic fatigue syndrome were denied, as no new and material evidence was received. Service connection for pes planus was also denied due to lack of causal relationship with military service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be related to service, and the right foot disability and fatty tumors of the back and stomach are found to be secondary to his service-connected right Achilles tendon rupture.,Service connection for a left chest disability is remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for plantar fasciitis and rhinitis due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Veteran's asthma is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board denied a higher rating.,The Veteran was granted TDIU from April 20, 2020. The case is being remanded to consider entitlement to TDIU before that date.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis, finding that there is no evidence of worsening during service or a relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for right and left foot disabilities due to insufficient medical opinions addressing the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's pre-existing right foot disability, finding that it was aggravated by his active military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral foot disabilities, including pes planus and plantar fasciitis, is remanded due to the need for a supplemental medical opinion regarding the etiology of his current foot conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis is granted a disability rating of 50 percent effective July 8, 2019.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating for various conditions due to inadequate medical opinions in prior examinations.

The Board has granted reopening of the claims for entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder condition, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and heart condition (claimed as sinus bradycardia). The cases are being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability. The claims for upper back and right shoulder disabilities are remanded due to incomplete medical records and need further examination.

The Board has reopened the claims for OSA and CAD, as well as for left ankle, right ankle, right hip, and right foot disabilities. The claims are now remanded to obtain medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including left foot, left ankle, right foot, right knee, neck, sinusitis, and type II diabetes mellitus. The evidence did not establish a nexus between these conditions and active service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of his hip, knee, spine, and neurological disorders. The VA will obtain additional medical records and provide the Veteran with new examinations to address these issues.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right foot disability was denied. The effective date of the grant of service connection for left knee joint degenerative arthritis is set at May 16, 2018. Other claims were either denied or remanded.