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

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus is entitled to a single 50 percent rating at all times during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his right knee and associated foot conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of June 7, 2012.

The Board denied service connection for left and right foot disabilities, finding no evidence of a chronic disability related to service or secondary to another condition. The Veteran's testimony about an in-service injury was accepted as credible but not sufficient to establish service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right foot and left hip disabilities are not related to her military service, and thus denied both claims.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus has been rated at 30 percent since December 2011. The issue of service connection for a left knee disability remains on appeal.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and an opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral foot disabilities, including degenerative arthritis and onychomycosis.

The Board finds that the Veteran has current diagnoses of left foot metatarsalgia and plantar keratosis, which are service-connected. However, there is no evidence of a current left knee disability or arthritis in service. The Veteran's left knee symptoms during service were attributed to arthritis, but x-ray evidence shows no current condition.

The Veteran's claim for a higher disability evaluation for his left foot disability is withdrawn. The Board has granted entitlement to TDIU based on the service-connected disabilities, including those of the right knee and left foot.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that there was no evidence linking his death to any of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus is rated at 30 percent, but the Board finds that it warrants a higher 50 percent rating due to marked pronation and tenderness/pain to the plantar surfaces of both feet.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the severity of his bilateral flat feet and for additional development of his claims file.

The Board found no evidence of a current TBI, and the appellant's preexisting flat feet and calluses did not worsen during service. The appellant does not have a current diagnosis for hypertension, residuals of a chin injury, bilateral vision disorder, or chronic headaches.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and arranging for a VA examination to determine the etiology of his claimed disabilities.

The Veteran's mesenteric panniculitis and bilateral pes planus with bilateral fasciitis are both granted service connection, with the latter receiving a non-compensable rating prior to July 17, 2012.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for pes planus and a bilateral leg disability, finding that there was no aggravation of pre-existing pes planus during service and that any current bilateral leg disability is not related to service or a service-connected condition.

The Veteran is granted higher initial ratings for his left and right foot plantar fasciitis, with each foot rated at 20 percent.,Service connection for a bilateral elbow disability was not established.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal, accepting the decision made by the AMC and Montgomery Regional Office.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee disorder, low back disorder, right knee disorder, neck disorder, right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, and right elbow disorder have been reopened. The claim of service connection for a left knee disorder is granted.,Service connection has also been granted for the Veteran's low back disorder.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the right and left foot conditions other than pes planus prior to the Board's decision.