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

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted.,Resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor, several conditions were found to be incurred in service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus (BPP) as it is determined that the condition increased in severity during service.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed before the claims on appeal can be decided. The Veteran's representative requested a videoconference hearing, but withdrew it in October 2021. A claim for TDIU has been raised as part of the increased rating claim for bilateral plantar fasciitis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired mental disorder and for increased ratings for his left, right knee, and right foot disabilities. The Veteran did not meet the criteria for these claims.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection due to conflicting medical evidence and incomplete development of records related to her claimed disabilities.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus with hallux valgus, finding that his pre-existing conditions were aggravated by military service.

The Veteran's pes planus was granted service connection. The Board has ordered remand for further development regarding other bilateral lower extremity disabilities and the relationship between these conditions and his service-connected rheumatoid arthritis and pes planus.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examinations. The issues include left foot, right foot, back, kidney disease, gastroesophageal and/or gastrointestinal disorder (GERD), gynecological condition, acquired psychiatric disability, anemia, sleep apnea, thyroid disorder, respiratory disorder, hypertension, bone disorder, diabetes mellitus, type II, and peripheral neuropathy. The Veteran's exposure to toxins at Fort McClellan is also under review.

The Veteran's initial 20 percent disability rating for left foot plantar fasciitis from February 1, 2010, to May 18, 2016, is granted.,PTSD with anxiety and depressive disorders are remanded due to the need for additional development of psychiatric treatment records between August 2013 and May 2014. TDIU and SMC claims are also remanded.

The appeal for service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI), other than migraine headaches is dismissed. Service connection for tinnitus is granted, but the left shoulder disability and cold injuries to bilateral lower extremities are denied.

Service connection is granted for neck degenerative joint disease and strain. Service connection is denied for right foot plantar fasciitis, left foot plantar fasciitis, right shoulder tendinitis, and left shoulder tendinitis.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right hip degenerative arthritis, left hip degenerative arthritis, and left knee meniscal tear with degenerative arthritis are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to the addition of new evidence since the last decision.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left patellar tendonitis, finding that there is evidence of a current disability and its onset during service. The claim for bilateral pes planus was denied as the Veteran did not meet his burden to show aggravation beyond normal progression.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and need for additional evidence. The issues include left knee, right knee, skin, bilateral pes planus, and respiratory disabilities (asthma).

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to decide these issues.,New and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for hearing loss. The Board finds that new evidence was added since the last denial in 2015.

The Veteran's service connection claims for scars of the back and forearms, as well as a bilateral foot disability, were granted. The claim for a bilateral foot disability was remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's plantar fasciitis fibromatosis and its relationship to service, particularly in light of a recently granted service connection for Dupuytren's contracture (palmar fibromatosis).

The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral foot disability and a back disability, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his active service.

The Board has granted service connection for left ankle and right foot pes planus disabilities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right great toe disability.,However, a rating in excess of 10 percent for arthritis of the right great toe with hallux rigidus is denied.