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

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for a left foot disability is well grounded and grants the claim.

The Board is remanding the veteran's claims for PTSD, increased evaluation for bilateral pes planus with status postoperative repair, and extension of a temporary total convalescence rating beyond June 30, 1996. The RO must obtain additional medical records and review the record to identify any coexisting foot disabilities not already service-connected.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and an increased rating for the veteran's right shoulder disability, finding that both conditions were aggravated by service.

The veteran's service-connected foot fungus and plantar warts are each granted a 10 percent evaluation, but the appeal for a combined rating based on multiple noncompensable disabilities is dismissed as moot due to the individual grant of ratings.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected pes planus, currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling.

The veteran's chronic back syndrome, pes planus with callus formation, and tinnitus are each rated at 10 percent disabling.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disability is not well grounded, and thus denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a skin rash and bilateral pes planus, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable evidence of pre-existing conditions. The Board also found that the veteran did not have an increase in severity of his pre-existing bilateral pes planus during service.

The Board denied service connection for a left ankle injury and pes planus, but granted service connection for right ankle sprains. The veteran's claim of entitlement to an increased evaluation for his right ankle sprains prior to January 13, 1999 was also denied.

The veteran's service-connected left tarsal tunnel syndrome is currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling. The Board finds that the schedular criteria for entitlement to a higher initial rating have not been met.

The Board has increased the disability rating for bilateral pes planus to 30 percent from February 1996, effective as of that date.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right foot disability, other than arthritis or bunionectomy residuals, is secondary to his service-connected gunshot wound of the right great toe with callus. The decision grants this claim.

The Board found that the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a chronic left leg and foot disability was not well grounded due to lack of medical evidence linking his current condition to service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss of the right ear and pes planus are not well grounded. The claim for increased ratings for tendinitis of the right ankle and left ankle is also not well grounded.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for disabilities of the feet and knees are not well grounded, as there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to his period of active military service.

The VA determined that the veteran's bilateral pes planus does not warrant a higher evaluation than the current 30 percent rating.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a left foot disability. The case is now remanded for further development.

The veteran's appeal is about his service-connected pes planus with plantar fasciitis and degenerative arthritis, including bilateral great toe dysfunction in need of surgical treatment. The RO must schedule the veteran for an appropriate VA examination to evaluate the severity of these conditions.

The veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for pes planus with fasciitis and history of heel spurs is being remanded due to the need for a hearing before a member of the Board at the Jackson RO.

The Board denied increased ratings for bilateral pes planus, chondromalacia of the right knee, and chondromalacia of the left knee.