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

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral pes planus, RLE disorder, sleep disorder, ED, and IBS due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's left foot disability with plantar warts is granted and rated at 20 percent effective January 17, 2019. Service connection for a low back disability and radiculopathy of the lower extremities are denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left ankle condition is granted. The Board also finds that the Veteran has bilateral plantar fasciitis, but remands to obtain an addendum opinion regarding whether it is related to his service-connected conditions or if it was aggravated by them.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral pes planus, plantar fasciitis, cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, left and right hip strains, left and right knee conditions, and tinnitus have been granted. The Veteran is also assigned a 10 percent rating for each of the affected limbs.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral foot disorders, including plantar fasciitis, as secondary to his service-connected PTSD is being remanded due to the lack of a thorough opinion addressing the potential intermediate step of obesity/weight gain in relation to his PTSD and foot disorders.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral pes planus, low back condition, left knee strain, right knee strain, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board found no evidence to support these conditions during or after service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral pes planus, right knee strain, and left knee strain due to inadequate medical opinions in the prior remand. The claims are now pending again.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and a need for an independent medical expert (IME) opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left foot disability.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability, right foot degenerative arthritis with acquired pes cavus and plantar fasciitis, and left foot degenerative arthritis with acquired pes cavus and plantar fasciitis are all granted as service-connected.,Service connection is established for the Veteran's bilateral feet disabilities due to his active military service.

The Veteran is granted an earlier effective date of October 18, 2020 for a 50 percent rating for bilateral flat foot with plantar fasciitis.,An earlier effective date of October 18, 2020 is granted for a 30 percent rating for migraine including migraine variants.,The Veteran's PTSD and major depressive disorder are now rated at 50 percent effective July 13, 2021.

The Veteran's acne is granted as secondary to her service-connected PCOS.,The Veteran's tinnitus is granted based on continuity of symptoms since service.

The Board denied service connection for a right foot disability, bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and anxiety).,The evidence did not support the Veteran's claims of in-service disease or injury related to these conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, PTSD, right foot disability, left foot disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, right shoulder disability, and low back disability. The evidence did not establish a nexus between these conditions and active service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude her from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, thus the TDIU claim is denied.

The Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis is found to be related to his service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral pes planus have been dismissed due to their death during the appeal process.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and left knee disability are found to be related to service, warranting their grant of service connection.,Service connection is granted for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss. However, there is no evidence that he has a current disability of hearing loss for VA compensation purposes.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error and needs further examination to determine if the Veteran's current right foot disability is related to his service or if it was caused by, aggravated by, or would not have occurred but for his service-connected back disability.

The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss is granted. The claims for left foot disability, right foot disability, back disability, and COPD are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has denied service connection for flat feet and OSA, but granted service connection for the Veteran's back condition. The decision is mixed as some issues were granted while others were denied.,Service connection was established for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis with thoracic vertebral bodies wedging (back condition).