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

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's bilateral pes planus with callosities, currently rated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, bilateral foot disability, and headaches are not well grounded. The claim for a higher original rating for residuals of a shell fragment wound of the left neck is granted.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his bilateral eye disorder, pes planus, and a separate compensable rating for gout/arthritis (secondary to service-connected sarcoidosis).

The VA Board of Veterans' Appeals denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected pes planus, finding that the disability did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation based on the current symptoms and findings.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have foot or knee disabilities that are the result of disease or injury incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied reopening of the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence. The original denial was based on the absence of inservice aggravation or onset, as well as the presence of pre-existing conditions.

The veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for his service-connected pes planus is being remanded due to the need for a personal hearing before a traveling member of the Board.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus, finding that the pre-existing condition did not worsen during active duty and there was no evidence of aggravation.

The veteran's claim for increased ratings was denied, with the exception of a 30 percent rating granted for bilateral pes planus and pes cavus with plantar fasciitis.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for fallen arches (flat feet or pes planus) as his claim was not well grounded due to lack of competent evidence linking the condition to service.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for left hand and bilateral foot disabilities has been dismissed due to the absence of a timely substantive appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for a right heel spur, but denied the claims of left heel spurs, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and a right hip disability. The right heel spur was incurred during active duty for training (ACDUTRA).

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and a separate rating for the scar of the right foot were granted. The initial rating for intractable plantar keratosis, right foot was increased to 10 percent effective January 1, 1993.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher evaluations for his skin condition and bilateral pes planus, finding insufficient evidence to support a compensable evaluation for tinea versicolor (previously classified as vitiligo) or service connection for bilateral pes planus.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disorder, to include arthritis, and bilateral pes planus are not well grounded. The evidence does not support a finding of a nexus between any current right knee disorders or bilateral pes planus and military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a left foot disability secondary to the service-connected left ankle disability is denied. The veteran's claim for an increased rating for residuals of a left ankle fracture is granted with a 30 percent evaluation.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has determined that this rating is not sufficient to reflect his disability level.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected bilateral pes planus, finding that the preponderance of the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral pes planus condition worsened during his active military service and is therefore granted service connection.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence is not new and material, thus denying the reopening of the claims for service connection for a stomach disorder and pes planus.