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

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions including an acquired psychiatric disorder, residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI), headaches, bilateral eye refractive error, cervical spine disorder, bilateral shoulder disorder, bilateral hip/thigh disorder, bilateral upper and lower extremity nerve damage, bilateral ankle disorder, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and dry skin disorder. The denial is based on the lack of diagnosed conditions in service or recent to the filing of the claim.

The Board has dismissed all claims of service connection for various conditions due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeals.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected allergic rhinitis. Service connection for PTSD, adjustment disorder with anxious mood and/or depressed mood, and any other mental disorders are denied due to lack of a formal DSM-5 diagnosis during the pendency of the claim.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for further medical examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and records. The issues of TBI, psychiatric disability, sleep impairment, headache, vestibular disorder, shoulder disabilities, knee, ankle, foot, and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy will be reconsidered.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no current diagnosis of a hearing disability for VA compensation purposes.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for left hand and right hand disabilities are denied as there is no current diagnosis of these disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 15, 2022 for a 50 percent rating for bilateral pes planus was denied as there was no factually ascertainable increase in disability within the year prior to the filing of the claim and no intent to file form received prior to that date.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral plantar warts, chronic fatigue syndrome (claimed as residuals of mononucleosis), and hemorrhoids to include as secondary to service-connected irritable bowel syndrome.,For chronic fatigue syndrome, the VA examination is inadequate because it does not address the Veteran's symptoms and discuss the exclusion of all other clinical conditions that may produce similar symptoms.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral pes planus, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus has been granted service connection. The initial rating for lumbosacral strain with thoracic scoliosis is granted, but the case is remanded due to inadequate VA examination records. Service connection for rhinitis and sinusitis is also remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, left foot disorder (hallux valgus with Hagland's deformity), right foot disorder (plantar fasciitis), and right knee disorder. The Veteran was not diagnosed with sinusitis during the appeal period.,Service connection was denied as there is no current diagnosis of a bilateral hearing loss disability, left or right foot disorders, right knee disorder, or sinusitis.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of August 30, 1990 for the award of service connection for bilateral pes planus was granted.,The appeal alleging CUE in the October 1990 rating decision that denied service connection for bilateral pes planus is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a left foot disability (claimed as left foot pain) has been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right foot plantar fasciitis, finding that it is related to his active-duty service and granting the benefit of the doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis, finding that the Veteran's conditions are at least as likely as not related to his military service. The claims of service connection for left and right shoulder conditions have been remanded due to a lack of an opinion regarding their etiology.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to duty to assist errors and insufficient medical opinions. The issues of right shoulder, left shoulder, and right foot disabilities are being reviewed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, low back disability, cervical spine disability, obstructive sleep apnea, right foot disability, left foot disability, and bilateral hearing loss, due to missing records from the Social Security Administration (SSA).

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of an addendum in the September 2023 nexus opinion, which is needed to address whether the Veteran's right foot pain is related to his service.

The Board denied service connection for right foot plantar fasciitis and a right knee disability, to include as secondary to service-connected left foot plantar fasciitis. The Veteran's right foot plantar fasciitis was found to have preexisted his active service and not been aggravated by it.

The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral pes planus are remanded due to the need for updated VA examinations.