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

The Board has determined that the veteran's currently demonstrated disability of bilateral pes planus with subjective numbness of the toes and pain is due to disease or injury that was aggravated by active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected fractures and pes planus, as well as his claim for a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities. The fracture of the right lateral malleolus was rated at 20 percent, while bilateral pes planus remained at 10 percent. The Board also dismissed the claims regarding increased evaluation for a psychiatric disorder and whether new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen a claim for service connection for a back disorder due to lack of jurisdiction.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a right shoulder injury, low back injury, and right ankle injury. The claim for higher rating for residuals of a left wrist injury is also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and initial compensable evaluation for his claimed disabilities, finding that there was insufficient evidence to support a diagnosis of PTSD based on in-service stressors and that the residuals of his stress fracture were essentially asymptomatic.

The Board has granted a 50% disability rating for the veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus, effective from August 11, 2000. Separate 10% ratings have been assigned for right and left hallux deformities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus warrants a 50% evaluation, the maximum available under the applicable rating criteria.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral flat feet warrant a rating of 30 percent, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen her service connection for a bilateral foot disability, concluding that the condition existed prior to service and was not aggravated by surgery in 1975.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral pes planus does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation, as his symptoms are relieved by built-up shoes or arch supports and there is no evidence of marked deformity or callosities.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disability, finding that her preexisting condition worsened during service but not to an extent warranting compensation.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral pes planus with hallux valgus and esophageal stricture and a hiatal hernia, do not render him unable to obtain or retain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for bilateral pes planus, currently rated at 30 percent.

The veteran has an employment handicap and meets the criteria for basic entitlement to vocational rehabilitation benefits under Chapter 31, Title 38, United States Code.

The veteran's lumbosacral strain, cervical spine disability, and left foot disability have been granted increased ratings to a total of 40 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for pes planus or flat feet (claimed as fallen arches) due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board finds that the veteran's bilateral pes planus originated in service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board granted the appellant's claims for service connection and assigned a 10 percent disability rating for post surgical residuals of the second metatarsal bone of the right foot, effective from August 26, 2000. The claim for plantar calluses of both feet was also granted but with no specific rating assigned.

The veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for residuals of a left middle finger fracture was denied.,The veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for bilateral pes planus was denied.

The Board found that the veteran's pes planus existed prior to service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it was determined that the condition was not incurred or aggravated by active duty.