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

The Board has determined that the Veteran's pre-existing bilateral pes planus did not increase in severity during service, and thus cannot be granted service connection. The claim for chronic sinusitis is remanded to obtain an addendum opinion regarding its relationship to service.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for liver disorder, gallbladder disorder, kidney lesions and stones, body stress rash release and trauma, polymyalgia rheumatic, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus have been granted. The remaining issues are pending.,The Veteran's claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction is pending.

The Board has determined that additional VA examination is necessary due to the inaccuracy of the medical history provided by the Veteran, and thus remands the case for further development.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete service records and a need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, a VA foot examination to determine the nature and etiology of his pre-existing bilateral pes planus, and readjudication of the service connection claim.

The Board found no relationship between the Veteran's active service and his current diagnosis of pes planus, concluding that the preponderance of evidence is against the claim.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for a bilateral foot disorder is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting new VA examinations.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for calcific tendinitis of the right elbow has been withdrawn. The remaining issues of service connection for bilateral leg and foot disabilities are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for bilateral plantar warts is granted, with the effective date set at September 17, 2009.,Service connection for rhinitis is denied.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his withdrawal of the irregular heartbeat claim. The Board found that service connection for bilateral pes planus, a skin disorder claimed as acne and razor burn, and bilateral wrist disability is not warranted based on lack of evidence of an increase in severity during service or aggravation by service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disability is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development of his bilateral foot disability claim and consideration of the back disability claim as secondary to a pre-existing bilateral foot disability.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication of the issues of entitlement to service connection for a left foot disability, to include degenerative arthritis; and a low back disability, to include degenerative arthritis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral pes planus was aggravated by his active service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for right foot pes planus with sesamoiditis was denied. The issue of entitlement to a temporary total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability is also pending.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule the Veteran for a VA examination in connection with his claims of service connection for plantar fasciitis and increased evaluation for left Achilles tendonitis.

The Board is remanding the case to clarify the Veteran's service dates and nature of her reserve service, as this information may affect the determination on whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a service connection claim for a bilateral foot disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis and calcaneal spurs with degenerative joint disease of the first MTP joints warrant an initial 10 percent rating.

The Veteran's pre-existing right and left foot pes planus were not aggravated during service, and there is no evidence of a current disability related to service.,There is no competent medical evidence linking the Veteran's tinnitus to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral foot disabilities do not warrant a higher evaluation under applicable diagnostic codes, and thus denied his claims for increased evaluations.