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

The Veteran's service-connected foot drop and pes planus with arthritis have been found to result in loss of use of her right foot, allowing for special monthly compensation.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for VA examinations to assess the severity of his right foot and ankle disabilities.

The Veteran seeks service connection for a bilateral foot disability, which he claims is due to his military service. The Board finds that the claim must be remanded for further development and medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current diagnosis of tinea pedis and anonychia of digits one through five, bilaterally, and his in-service symptoms.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for keratoderma punctata was granted. However, his claims for higher ratings for scars on the feet and hands were denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development and review, including reopening of a previously denied claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, a bilateral foot disability, a left knee disability, prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and acute myocardial ischemia. The decision found that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of SSA records and the need to consider the recently amended PTSD regulations. The case will be returned to the RO for further action.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining service treatment records and a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and new evidence received at the Board.

The Board found that the appellant's other than honorable discharge from service is a bar to VA benefits due to his prolonged unauthorized absence, which exceeded 180 continuous days. The Board determined there were no compelling circumstances warranting such an extended absence.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to inadequate examination for his service-connected bilateral pes planus with muscle strain.

Service connection for a left knee disorder, bilateral pes planus, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus is denied as the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred during military service.,The VA examinations did not find any medical relationship between the Veteran's current diagnoses and his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and SSA records.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus is manifested by flat feet, painful motion, swelling on use, tenderness and abnormal weight bearing. The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected bilateral foot disorder and ankle disorders, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or entitlement to TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable disability rating for service-connected bilateral pes planus and a higher evaluation for his service-connected left knee disability, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable rating for either condition.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have bilateral pes planus during service and there is no competent medical evidence linking it to service. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for patellofemoral syndrome of the right and left knees, as well as a 10 percent rating for pes planus. These ratings are effective from the date of the decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for initial ratings higher than 30 percent for bilateral hallux valgus prior to September 23, 2002. The decision found that all of his foot-related symptoms are part and parcel of his service-connected bilateral hallux valgus.