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

The Board has granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and right shoulder condition due to new and relevant evidence received since previous decisions.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for anemia, right knee disability, low back disability, flat feet, and migraine headaches due to insufficient evidence. The claim for service connection for any acquired psychiatric disorder is recharacterized as including schizoaffective disorder.

The Board has denied service connection for an inguinal hernia and has remanded the issues of service connection for prostate disability, left foot disability, and right foot disability.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, finding that it is proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for a rating in excess of 10 percent for left foot plantar fascitis and a compensable disability rating for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome due to her withdrawal of these claims.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus is manifested by pronounced flatfoot that is not improved by orthopedic shoes or appliances, warranting a 50 percent rating.

The Board has denied service connection for a left foot disorder other than pes planus and an acquired mental disorder. The case is being remanded to obtain clarification on the nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's qualifying period of active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant were denied as he does not meet the eligibility criteria due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for abnormal ECG with tachycardia / a heart disorder, anxiety disorder, and insomnia due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The Veteran's service records from November 19, 1991, to May 1994 are needed, as well as post-service VA treatment records from 1995 through February 2009, and Social Security Administration disability application records.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, depression, Parkinson's with dementia, lower back disability, right knee and left knee disabilities, right hip and left hip disabilities, and right foot and left foot disabilities. The evidence does not support a finding of current diagnoses or a link to active service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate opinions in his VA examinations. The issues are all related to secondary service connection based on pre-existing disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right hand, left hand, right hip pain, left hip pain, right foot pes planus, and low back condition due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of more than 30 percent for asthma was denied. Service connection for COPD, right knee disorder (DJD), left knee disorder (DJD), bilateral pes planus due to aggravation of a pre-existing disability, and cardiac disorder (arrhythmia) were all denied.

The Board has dismissed all the claims related to various conditions, including trochanteris pain syndrome, major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, asthmatic bronchitis, bilateral plantar fasciitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), sleep apnea, migraines, and a bulging disc. The Veteran withdrew her appeal through her authorized representative.

The Veteran's TDIU claim has been dismissed because his combined rating is now at 100% due to service-connected disabilities, making the TDIU claim moot.

The Board dismissed the appeal of the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for bilateral pes planus as the appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's right knee lipoma. The other two issues of service connection have been denied.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a respiratory disability (emphysema) was dismissed. The rating for bilateral pes planus with osteoarthritis of the midfoot was restored to 50 percent effective June 1, 2020. The TDIU claim is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for his service-connected bilateral pes planus is being remanded due to the inadequacy of the VA examination provided in July 2010. The Board will schedule the Veteran for an adequate VA examination to determine the current severity and a retrospective opinion throughout the period on appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral pes planus but has remanded the issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to a lack of a VA examination and opinion.