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

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including PTSD, neck disability, tinnitus, left ankle and bilateral foot disabilities, and asthma. The decision also noted that there was no evidence of a current psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for a new VA examination and further development of her claim due to the need for a complete record upon which to decide her increased rating claim.

The Veteran's claim for a clothing allowance is being remanded due to the need to adjudicate his reopened service connection claim for left ankle and foot disability. The issue of whether he needs a brace to stabilize his hip will also be considered.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus is currently rated at 30 percent effective July 7, 2010. The claim for increased rating has been granted.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and initial evaluations of various knee and eye disabilities to the RO for further development. The Veteran's right eye pterygium is currently rated as noncompensable, while his left shoulder impingement syndrome and patellofemoral syndromes in both knees are each rated at 10 percent.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple conditions and their evaluations, with some issues related to hip disability, gout, arthritis, back pain, nerve compression, flat feet, and hypertension. The case is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing.

The Board found that the Veteran's congenital bilateral pes planus was aggravated by active service, and granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for diabetes and hypertension, as well as an increased rating for residuals of right hand injury at the August 2011 Board hearing.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to an outstanding Travel Board hearing request. The case will be returned to the Board for further action after a proper hearing is scheduled.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to ensure all relevant records are considered in the decision on the Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral flat feet with warts.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the current severity of his service-connected bilateral pes planus and its effect on his ability to work, as well as to obtain all pertinent VA medical records since December 2009. The TDIU claim will also be addressed.

The Board finds that the Veteran's bilateral toe disability, GERD, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and sleep apnea are not service-connected as separate conditions from his service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis. The appeal is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for SMC based on aid and attendance or housebound status.

The Board found that a chronic right foot disability, including a 2nd metatarsal fracture, was not manifested during the Veteran's active duty service or incurred or aggravated during any claimed period of ACDUTRA or INACDUTRA.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities are not related to his active service, while his right and left foot disabilities were not addressed due to a lack of examination. The appeal is denied for these conditions.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus with tendency to hammer toe formation was granted a 30 percent evaluation effective September 8, 2011. Service connection for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with herniated discs was denied as secondary to service-connected bilateral pes planus. The claim for TDIU remains pending.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for increased ratings and service connection claims related to the service-connected residuals of a fracture of the left middle finger, tinnitus, tinea cruris, sebhorrheic dermatitis of the scalp, refractive error, Gulf War illness, left eye cataract, squamous blepharitis, meibomitis, and neurological disorder of the upper extremities.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus with callosities and metatarsalgia is manifested by complaints of pain and tenderness, with objective evidence of marked deformity. The disability has been rated at 30% since January 1975, and the Board finds that it approximates the criteria for a 50% rating throughout the period on appeal.

The Veteran's current diagnoses of migraine headaches, bilateral arch pain (plantar fasciitis), and testicular pain are all found to be related to his military service.,Service treatment records document the Veteran's complaints of headaches during active duty in Iraq. He was diagnosed with a mild tension headache upon examination in October 2005.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and an increased rating for bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis, finding no new and material evidence to reopen her previously denied claim of hypertension. The Veteran's bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis were currently rated as 10 percent disabling.