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

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's bilateral foot disabilities and their relationship to service, specifically her service-connected back and knee conditions.

The Board has granted readjudication of the issues of service connection for PTSD, right foot disability, left foot disability, right hip disability, and left hip disability. The AOJ is required to reconsider these claims on their merits.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding her claims of service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, numbness in extremities, and a skin rash. The appeals are not related to service connection.

The petition to readjudicate the claim of entitlement to service connection for plantar fasciitis is denied.,The petition to readjudicate the claims of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus and migraines are granted.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection was dismissed due to concurrent election of review options.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been denied.,No effective dates earlier than the specified dates were granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, wrist disability, lower back disability, shin splints, foot disability (including tinea pedis), and hip disability are remanded due to inadequate VA examinations. The Veteran is presumed competent to report his symptoms and continuity of symptoms since service.

The Board has found new and relevant evidence for the Veteran's claims of service connection for pseudofolliculitis, bilateral flat feet, and emphysema. As a result, these claims are being remanded to allow for further review.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus disability has been granted an initial rating of 30 percent.,The Board is remanding the claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, lower back, and sleep apnea disabilities due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection were denied. The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the March 2016 rating decision denying IBS, as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis at that time. For bilateral plantar fasciitis and ankle ligament instability, the claim was denied based on finality of the January 2001 rating decisions.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding the initial ratings for TMJ disease and left foot pes planus.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus is currently rated at 30 percent, and the claim for an increased rating has been denied.,Service connection for a right ankle condition has been granted. Service connection for left ankle condition remains pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral plantar fasciitis disability is related to his military service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are not fully developed, requiring further examination and consideration.

The Veteran's pinguecula and thoracolumbar spine disability are granted service connection, while his migraine, right knee disability, cervical spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy are granted. The Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and work history.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions addressing whether service-connected disabilities caused or aggravated the Veteran's bilateral pes planus. The case will be returned for a new examination and opinion.

The Board has found that new and relevant evidence has been received to warrant readjudication of the claims for service connection for left knee, left foot, right foot, and low back disabilities. These issues are being remanded due to missing records from Reserve/ National Guard service.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral foot disability resulted in the loss of use of both feet, warranting an effective date of March 31, 2004 for special monthly compensation (SMC) and eligibility for automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment. The Veteran is also eligible for specially adapted housing since June 1, 2005.

The Veteran's claims for sleep apnea, left foot pes planus, metatarsalgia, and plantar fasciitis with left foot Morton's neuroma, left toe pre-dislocation syndrome, and left foot hammer toes, right tibial nerve damage, and left tibial posterior sensomotor dysfunction were denied in a March 2016 rating decision.,The Veteran did not receive an effective date prior to April 24, 2014 for any of the conditions listed above.