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

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left ankle disability is related to her service, and thus granted service connection for this condition. The cervical spine disability was not shown to be related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling a VA examination. The issues of increased ratings for plantar fasciitis and right foot bunion are in appellate status, while the issue of an earlier effective date for lumbosacral strain remains pending.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral knee disability and right wrist and hand disability are not service-connected. The Veteran's pes planus is rated as 10 percent disabling, effective June 15, 2005 to January 17, 2006, and as 30 percent disabling from January 18, 2006.

The Board found that the Veteran's current diagnosis of bilateral plantar fibromitosis was not incurred in or aggravated by his period of active service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right and left foot disabilities were denied by the Board.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral foot disability, characterized as weak foot with plantar callosities, warrants a 10 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 5276.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for pes planus and also denied his increased evaluation for a left knee disorder. The evidence submitted since the last final denial did not meet the criteria for new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's plantar fasciitis of the left foot does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected bilateral foot disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right and left foot disabilities are being remanded due to the need for updated examinations and Social Security Administration records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a cervical spine disability, headaches, right wrist disability, tinnitus, sinus disorder, and bilateral foot disability, were denied as there was no credible evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected disabilities were granted, with the effective date being May 20, 2008.

The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's claimed disabilities to her service or a service-connected disability, and thus denied all claims for service connection.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus with inversion is manifested by marked pronation, moderate tenderness of the plantar surfaces of the feet, muscle cramping in the calves, and lack of improvement from orthopedic shoes or appliances. The Board finds that a disability rating of 50 percent for bilateral pes planus with inversion has been met.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral flat feet and an unspecified respiratory condition (claimed as shortness of breath) due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis with pes planus deformity is rated at 50 percent, the highest schedular rating available under DC 5276.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for pes planus and lumbar strain with degenerative changes were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support higher ratings under any applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's bilateral flat feet with transverse arch, plantar warts, calluses, partial second toe amputations and exostectomies, post neuroma excision right third interspace is currently rated as 50 percent disabling. The maximum schedular rating under Diagnostic Code 5276 has already been assigned.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor may they be presumed to have been incurred therein. The right foot condition is pending as there are no findings regarding its onset during service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a prostate and foot disabilities have been reopened.,Service connection for a lumbar spine disability was denied as the evidence does not establish a nexus to active duty service.