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

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to insufficient development of evidence, including further examination and medical opinion regarding his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA and private clinical documentation of her treatment for bilateral foot disorders, verifying her periods of active duty with the Virgin Island National Guard, and scheduling a VA examination to address the nature and etiology of her chronic bilateral foot disabilities.

The Veteran's pes planus has been granted service connection with an effective date of October 3, 2003.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to incomplete hearing transcript and the need for a new hearing. The issues of service connection are still pending.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have been rated based on their current manifestations and the criteria for each condition. The initial ratings assigned are generally in line with the severity of his conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected pes planus of the right foot and left foot have been rated at 20 percent since July 1, 2005. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher evaluation for any portion of the rating period on appeal.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and information from the Social Security Administration (SSA). A VA examination will be scheduled to address his thoracic spine disorder and pes planus.

The Board has reopened the appellant's claims of service connection for right pes planus, arthritis of the right ankle, and low back disability. The new evidence received supports a finding that these conditions are related to his active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition. The claims for other conditions were not addressed due to lack of development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected right and left plantar fasciitis.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus and sleep apnea are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a more contemporaneous VA C&P examination and obtaining recent treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions, finding that they were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and are not due to his service-connected bilateral pes cavus.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied by operation of law. The Board found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for pes planus, but remanded the issue of whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the previous denial of service connection for pes planus.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral flat foot with ingrown toenails and bunions did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation than 10 percent.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to scheduling issues for a Board hearing. Service connection claims are pending.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus with left foot strain and degenerative joint disease of the right foot is currently rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available. The Veteran is also in receipt of the maximum schedular disability rating for his service-connected Morton's neuroma. Therefore, the claims for higher evaluations are denied.

The Board granted the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected hypertensive cardiovascular disease and pes planus, with a 60 percent rating assigned for the period beginning May 4, 2007. The TDIU claim was also granted effective from May 4, 2007.

The Board has determined that the Veteran did not have an acquired psychiatric disability or a bilateral foot disability in service, and there is no evidence to support a finding of such disabilities being related to his military service. Therefore, the claims for service connection are denied.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus disability is not manifested by the loss of use of either foot, and therefore does not meet the criteria for an evaluation based on the loss of use of the feet. The Veteran also does not qualify for an extraschedular evaluation due to lack of marked interference with employment or frequent periods of hospitalization.