Foot (incl. plantar fasciitis, flat feet) Board decisions

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a foot disability, but has remanded it due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran is also facing another issue with his right hand that needs further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and compensable ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions.

The Veteran's appeal was granted, with a rating of 50 percent for adjustment disorder and a TDIU rating. The effective date is not specified.

Service connection granted for bilateral pes planus and bilateral shin splints, to include as secondary to bilateral pes planus. The Veteran's hearing loss is not compensable, and tinnitus does not warrant an evaluation in excess of the current 10 percent rating.

The Veteran's claim for higher ratings for her left foot plantar fasciitis with calcaneal spur is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to reassess the severity of this service-connected disability.

The Board has denied the petition to reopen the service connection claim for hypertension and remanded the issues of effective dates for right foot pes planus and hallux valgus. The temporary total disability rating claim is also remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected postoperative residuals of right foot surgery are granted with a 30 percent rating effective from November 13, 2006.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected, and his breathing problems are not. The other conditions have been denied due to lack of in-service stressors or no current disability.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before a decision regarding service connection for the Veteran's bilateral ankle and foot disabilities can be made.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to December 26, 2010 for TDIU was denied as there is no evidence showing he was unable to obtain and maintain gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities during the relevant period.

The Board has denied service connection for thoracic spine and left-hand disabilities, but granted service connection for hemorrhoids. The appeals for sleep disability and right foot disability are remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals of the claims for service connection for various foot and knee conditions, including bilateral shin splints, ankle disorders, pes planus, and low back disorder.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support additional staged ratings for any time period on appeal.

The Veteran's plantar warts disability, which covers less than 5% of his total body area with topical therapy required in the past year, does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various disabilities due to incomplete medical records and the need for additional VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for clarification on the Veteran's periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, or INACDUTRA. The Veteran needs to provide his own personnel records and any SSA records related to his disability benefits from Social Security Administration.

The Veteran's bilateral flatfoot with plantar fasciitis and callouses were rated at 30 percent from January 29, 2010 to July 8, 2012. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating as there was no indication of marked pronation or severe spasm of the tendo achilles on manipulation.

The Board has remanded the case for a more contemporaneous VA examination and to consider whether an extraschedular rating is warranted due to the Veteran's bilateral pes planus.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus was granted service connection effective December 31, 2013. The decision also grants an effective date of March 27, 2008 for the grant of service connection.

The Veteran's claim to reopen his previously denied service connection claims for various conditions was received on June 22, 2014. The effective date of the grant of service connection is set at the date of receipt of the claim, which is June 17, 2014.