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

The Board found that the March 1958 decision reducing the veteran's disability rating for service-connected bilateral pes planus from 30 to 10 percent was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous. The evidence did not show a change in the severity of the condition between 1954 and 1958.

The veteran's disability of the feet, including multiple surgeries and postoperative residuals, is rated at 50 percent. The scar on his left hip is also rated as noncompensable.

The veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for residuals of plantar warts on the feet and a 10 percent evaluation based upon multiple, noncompensable service-connected disabilities were denied by the RO.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability and right leg and foot disability, as new and material evidence has been submitted. The psychiatric disability claim remains pending.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations and the evaluation of his service-connected conditions under both old and current rating criteria.

The RO denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected retropatellofemoral syndrome of the right and left knees, pes planus, and migraine headaches.

Service connection for bilateral pes planus and a right hand disability is denied.,A higher rating of more than 10 percent for the service-connected psychiatric disorder, right foot disability, and right shoulder disability is denied.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus and a back disorder secondary to bilateral pes planus, finding that the veteran's preexisting pes planus did not increase in service and there was no evidence of a link between his back disorder and a service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed bilateral callus formation, post-operative plantar warts, right foot, and keloids as they were not caused by any incident in service. The Board also found that there is no competent medical evidence showing current disabilities of the low back, legs, or hips.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, claimed as plantar fasciitis, is remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral calcaneal spurs are directly related to his service-connected bilateral pes planus with plantar callosity and arthritis, granting the claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD, and assigned a 30 percent rating for PTSD. The veteran's other claims have been remanded.

The Board denied service connection for dysentery, finding no evidence of current residuals. Service connection was granted for bilateral pes planus.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than October 31, 2001 for service connection of bilateral foot disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability of either knee, and therefore denied his claim for service connection for bilateral knee disability. The claims for pes planus and back disability are pending.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has granted a compensable evaluation of 10 percent for the veteran's service-connected left foot disability, manifested by recurrent calluses and pain.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and a need to obtain additional evidence from alternative sources.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral metatarsalgia and a separate initial disability evaluation of 10 percent for bilateral pes planus, finding that the criteria were not met.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and adjudication, including obtaining VA examinations to determine the nature and likely etiology of any claimed foot and eye disorders.