Foot (incl. plantar fasciitis, flat feet) decisions — 2024

The Board has determined that the Veteran's preexisting bilateral pes planus worsened during his service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in the duty to assist and a pre-decisional error regarding service connection for a right foot disability. The Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents is presumed, but he contends that his current neurological impairment may be related to other chemical exposures during service.

The Board has determined that additional VA medical examinations are needed for the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hand conditions, left foot condition, and skin condition.,Specifically, the Board found that the current medical opinions regarding these issues were inadequate due to lack of consideration of relevant treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and initial ratings for bilateral pes planus with bilateral plantar fasciitis, bilateral degenerative arthritis, and right foot metatarsalgia are being remanded due to the grant of service connection for left foot bunionectomy.

The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's right foot, left foot, and right distal fibular fracture residuals with right shin and lower leg pain disabilities. The issues include determining whether these conditions are related to service or due to other service-connected conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability and bilateral flat feet (pes planus), finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to his active service.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral foot disability, depression and anxiety, and a bilateral ankle disability due to lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for a right thumb condition, left groin condition, residuals of left inguinal hernia repair, pes planus, and right shoulder condition were denied. The denial was based on the absence of current diagnoses or evidence of aggravation by active service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for patellofemoral pain syndrome of the knees and tendonitis of the right hand were denied. The Veteran was granted separate evaluations for left knee instability and right knee instability, but his claims for higher ratings for patellofemoral pain syndrome and tendonitis remained denied.

The Veteran's appeal is dismissed as the issues were improperly docketed under the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) system.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for bilateral hearing loss, left and right dry eye syndrome, recurrent acute sinusitis, retina deposits (right eye), left foot plantar fasciitis, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The Veteran's service connection claims for these conditions are granted.

The Board has remanded the claims for initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for left and right foot disabilities due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Veteran's service-connected hallux rigidus is being evaluated again with an in-person examination.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence was not received to readjudicate the previously denied claims of service connection for various conditions, including bilateral pes planus, depression, hypertension, hypothyroidism, insomnia, left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, lumbago, right shoulder arthritis, sickle cell anemia, and sleep apnea.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of bilateral pes planus as there was no evidence showing that the pre-existing condition worsened during service.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for kidney stones was denied.,Service connection for bilateral foot pain, diagnosed as plantar fasciitis, was granted. The Veteran is now entitled to compensation for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because the VA Forms 10182 filed with the Board were not valid under the AMA system, and thus the issues raised could not be decided.

The Veteran's claims for ratings and effective dates are being remanded due to the submission of additional evidence after the issuance of a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC).

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, acquired psychiatric disorders including anxiety and depression with PTSD, foot pain (plantar fasciitis), and back condition are all granted. The claim for increased rating for bilateral hearing loss prior to September 23, 2020 is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to deficiencies in VCAA notice and the need to obtain post-service VA medical records. The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II, left foot disability, right foot disability, left wrist disability, and tumors/cysts are being reviewed.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral upper and lower extremity radiculopathy, chronic fatigue, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, headaches, and a hysterectomy. The Veteran's bilateral foot disability is also found to be related to her service.