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

The Board denied entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral pes planus from January 1, 2018.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to service-connected PTSD and a 10 percent rating, but not higher, for GERD. The remaining issues were denied.

The Board denied a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection, increased ratings for acne and knee disorders, and pes planus.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability or that any of the claimed disabilities were related to active duty.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a bilateral foot condition, to include pes planus and plantar fasciitis, as new and relevant evidence has been received sufficient to warrant readjudication.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and denied service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include generalized anxiety disorder, and left ear hearing loss. Other claims were denied or remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, secondary to a left knee condition, bilateral ankle condition, shin splints, and bilateral great toe and lateral deformities, as an adequate VA medical examination is needed.

The Board granted service connection for left and right foot disabilities, to include calcaneal heel spurs, finding that these conditions were proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected Osgood-Schlatter's disease.

The Board granted service connection for plantar fasciitis and remanded the claim for a respiratory condition due to insufficient medical evidence.

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, and a left hand disability. The claims for bilateral foot plantar fasciitis and right hand degenerative arthritis were remanded.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for service connection for erectile dysfunction, left lower extremity sciatica, and right lower extremity nerve condition, but denied earlier effective dates for other conditions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of bilateral pes planus as secondary to low back strain due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for left bicipital tendonitis and fibromyalgia, but restored a 50 percent rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis with pes planus, heel spurs, and right foot arthritis effective June 1, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and denied service connection for vertigo, left foot hammer toes, right foot hammer toes, bilateral plantar fasciitis, a lower back condition, and incontinence.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's passing while it was pending.

The appeal was dismissed due to an improper concurrent election of review types.

The Board granted service connection for a left foot disability (other than callosities) and a right hip disability, as well as increased ratings for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral foot disability prior to July 6, 2020, lumbar spine disability, right knee instability prior to October 2, 2019, and left knee instability. However, it denied increased ratings for the bilateral foot disability since July 26, 2020, right knee arthritis, left knee arthritis, and right knee instability since October 2, 2019.

The Board granted separate noncompensable ratings for bilateral pes planus, bilateral metatarsalgia, bilateral ganglion cysts, and left foot painful calluses as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bunionectomy residuals. The claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for right and left foot bunionectomy residuals were denied.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral flatfoot (pes planus) as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.