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

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to new evidence being obtained by VA, and the RO should review this additional evidence and provide a supplemental statement of the case if necessary.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment prior to November 3, 2022. Effective from that date, he is granted special monthly compensation based on need for regular aid and attendance.

The Veteran's left foot condition, diagnosed as plantar fasciitis with callosities, is rated at 20 percent. The Board found that a higher rating is not warranted based on the current evidence.

The Veteran's hepatitis C and hair loss claims are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.,The Veteran's OSA claim is remanded as the examiner failed to consider her prior sleep disturbances.,The Veteran's hypertension claim is remanded because the examiner did not provide a rationale for denying secondary service connection.,The Veteran's gastrointestinal disorder claim is remanded due to insufficient consideration of medical literature cited by the Veteran’s representative.,The Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus claims are remanded as the examination results were inconsistent and the examiner failed to address relevant medical literature.,The Veteran's dizziness claim is remanded because the examiner did not consider whether her dizziness was a symptom of her service-connected headache disability or a separate disorder.,The Veteran's cervical spine, left hand, bilateral shoulder, hip, knee, and foot disabilities claims are all remanded due to inadequate examination reports that failed to address relevant medical literature and symptoms.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied as her service-connected disabilities do not prevent her from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's depressive disorder is granted as it was aggravated by his service-connected disabilities. Other issues are pending further development and evidence submission.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and chronic metatarsalgia, but the issues of service connection for bilateral pes planus and a left ankle impairment are remanded.

The Board has determined that additional VA treatment records are needed and an addendum opinion is required to address the Veteran's claims for service connection of his right foot plantar fibroma.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain has been granted service connection.,For the entire period on appeal, the Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent.

The Veteran's service connection claims for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, and a bilateral foot condition have been granted. The initial compensable rating for right ear hearing loss has been denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for automobile and adaptive equipment or for adaptive equipment only due to lack of evidence showing loss or permanent loss of use of one or both feet, hands, vision impairment, or ankylosis of knees or hips resulting from service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraines, bilateral flat feet, a bilateral shoulder condition, asthma, cervical spine condition, thoracolumbar spine condition, and bilateral knee conditions are being remanded as further medical examination is needed to determine the nature and cause of these disabilities.,Your current hearing loss disability is currently rated as noncompensable. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating remains denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and need for additional medical records. The Veteran's claim of service connection for a bilateral foot disability, including heel spurs, is being reviewed.

The Board has granted service connection for a right foot disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder, with obesity acting as an intermediate step.

The Veteran's bilateral foot, left knee, and right knee disabilities are now considered service-connected. The sleep apnea was also granted.,Service connection for the bilateral feet is established based on continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted for left ear hearing loss, acquired psychiatric disability (variously diagnosed to include chronic adjustment disorder and unspecified depressive disorder), left foot disability, and bilateral knee disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus, finding that there is no evidence to suggest the condition began in or was otherwise related to his active duty service from June 2007 to August 2011. The Board also found no persuasive evidence of an increase in severity during his second period of service (July 2015 to December 2015).

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for hypertension has been withdrawn.,The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, migraine headaches, and right lower extremity pain (claimed as sciatica).,The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for his foot conditions have also been remanded.

The Board has found that remand is necessary due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's back disability and bilateral foot condition. The issues are being returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and adjudication due to inadequate opinions from a VA examiner regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current disabilities and service.