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

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for plantar warts. The veteran's bilateral hearing loss was found to be noncompensable, and his plantar warts were not considered incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has denied service connection for left plantar fasciitis and remanded the issues of service connection for low back disability and an initial compensable evaluation for right plantar fasciitis.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current bilateral foot disability or residuals of dental trauma (shin splints) and therefore denied service connection for these conditions.

The veteran's pes planus is being reviewed for service connection, but the Board has ordered a new VA examination due to an error in the initial assessment of her active duty period.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral defective hearing and tinnitus, have not been found to prevent him from obtaining employment in his chosen field of operations management.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right foot disability warrants a restoration of her 30 percent rating for callosities of the right foot with residual post-operative plantar fascia release, effective from June 1, 2003.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis warrants a 30 percent disability rating, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher ratings for bilateral pes planus and epidermophytosis, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under either the old or new VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the veteran for examinations to assess his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA unemployability examination. The TDIU claim will be adjudicated de novo without reference to prior decisions.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current diagnoses of low back, right foot, or left foot disabilities and thus cannot establish service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his bilateral pes planus, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to an error in the prior rating decision and a need for new and material evidence. The veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral pes planus is being considered, as well as his secondary service connection claim for a back disorder.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including upper gastrointestinal bulb disorder, chronic prostatitis, bladder injury residuals, flat feet, hypertension, rupture and strain of the left testicle, muscle strain and cartilage injury of the stomach, heart and chest, hiatal hernia, left leg and groin disability (including varicose veins), and broken ribs.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have bilateral pes cavus with hammer toe deformity bilaterally and a heel spur on the plantar aspect of the left foot or asthma/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease that are causally related to service. The claims for these conditions are therefore denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current disabilities for the claimed conditions of bilateral knee, ankle, headaches, jaw pain, sinus, foot, and eye. Therefore, service connection is denied.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling him for VA medical examination of his bilateral knee and foot disabilities. The RO must also notify the veteran about the consequences of failing to report for the examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to increased ratings for his right knee disability, left knee disability, and bilateral pes planus. The denial was based on the veteran's failure to report for scheduled VA examinations.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for a 50 percent rating for anxiety, effective July 20, 1992. The issue of service connection for a lower back disability and bilateral pes planus is denied.