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

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable, as his inability to work is due to non-service connected psychological issues.

The veteran was granted a 10% disability rating for service-connected pes planus effective January 18, 2002. The Board found that the earlier entitlement to this rating could not be established.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for PTSD, a multi-level back condition, bilateral heel spurs and multiple joint arthralgias, and flat feet, hallux valgus and second hammer toes, bilateral. The Board found that these conditions were not shown to have been present during active duty or due to in-service injuries.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal concerning the ratings for left elbow tendonitis and bilateral pes planus, leaving only the rating for low back disorder to be decided.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for low back and foot disabilities. The claims remain denied.

The veteran's service connection for bilateral pes planus with bilateral plantar fasciitis is granted. The claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss remains pending.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service medical records and unclear findings regarding the veteran's pes planus condition. The RO is directed to obtain additional evidence, including from alternative sources such as Air Force Reserve records or private medical providers.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of the feet and increased evaluations for bilateral pes planus and lumbosacral strain with osteoarthritis. The conditions are not presumed due to exposure, and there is no indication that they were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board found no evidence of current disabilities in the conditions listed, and thus denied service connection for all claimed disabilities.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence is not new and material, thus denying the reopening of claims for service connection for left foot and right foot disabilities.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for increased ratings for his bilateral pes planus, service connection for low back disability and bilateral knee disability, service connection for headaches as secondary to flat feet, and service connection for a skin lesion of the left buttock due to microwave radiation exposure. The current status of these claims is pending further action.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the right and left ankles with below the knee amputation of each, as well as bilateral pes planus. The evidence did not show that these conditions were related to service.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his upper extremity and wrist disorders, render him unable to engage in substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left foot disability (pes planus) and lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with arthropathy, sacralization, and scoliosis due to lack of evidence establishing a causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to new evidence received since the August 2003 statement of the case.

The Board has determined that the veteran's foot and heel disorder is not related to his service or his service-connected right knee disorder, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The VA has granted a 20 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected hammer toes of the right foot, postoperative. The veteran's hypertension is currently rated at 10 percent.

The veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for low back strain with herniated nucleus pulposus and bilateral plantar fascitiis are being remanded due to inadequate notice under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected cervical spine, lumbar spine, right shoulder, and plantar fasciitis disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of fractured feet and pes planus (flat feet), finding that there was no evidence of in-service injury or aggravation, and thus denying both claims.