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

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to May 2, 2014, for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) because he did not meet the schedular requirements and there was insufficient evidence to substantiate that his service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's right foot plantar fasciitis is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted due to lack of relief from both non-surgical and surgical treatment.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, finding that his current diagnosis is related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions in the August 2021 VA examination and opinion. The claims will be reviewed again with a new examination.

The Board has remanded both claims of service connection for left eye disability and bilateral pes planus due to the need for further development, including VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disability due to incomplete medical records and inadequate nexus opinions. The AOJ is instructed to obtain updated treatment records, verify the exact dates of active duty, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA served by the Veteran in the United States Army, Army Reserve, and Maryland Army National Guard, and seek medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's foot disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for VA examinations to determine if his claimed disabilities are related to his active duty service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations or to his participation in a TERA.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral flat feet and head injury residuals, to include headaches. The Veteran's right forehead scar was granted a separate 10% rating for painful scars.,Service connection for bilateral flat feet and head injury residuals were not established as the evidence did not show an in-service injury or disease that resulted in current disability.

The Veteran's right foot disability is related to active duty service and granted.,The Veteran has a current diagnosis of IBS that has existed for at least 6 months and has manifested to a degree of at least 10 percent, qualifying it as presumptively due to Persian Gulf War service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including skin, GERD, left shoulder, rhinitis, sinusitis, bilateral plantar fasciitis, IBS, and sleep apnea. The right shoulder, cervical spine, right knee, left knee, and erectile dysfunction claims are remanded for further development.

Your appeal for service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, including pes planus with bunions, has been dismissed due to a procedural defect. The Board incorrectly docketed your appeal as concurrent with the Higher-Level Review request.

The Veteran withdrew their appeals for tinnitus, DJD of the right foot, and chronic sinus infection. The appeal is dismissed as a result.

The Veteran's claim of an initial increased disability rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis is dismissed. The claim for service connection for a right hip condition is denied.

The Veteran's service connection claims for left hand arthritis, left wrist arthritis, and left foot disability have been granted. The claim for migraine headaches is being remanded.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left hip disability as secondary to his service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis, finding that the current disability was causally linked to his service-connected condition.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.,The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is granted as it resulted from in-service acoustic trauma and the absence of any shift in hearing during service does not preclude service connection.,The Veteran's left foot condition (claimed as plantar warts) is granted as it was shown to have onset during active service.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is denied as there is no evidence that it began during active service or resulted from an in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including CFS, hypertension, GERD, hip arthritis, shoulder and knee conditions, ankle conditions, cervical spine and low back conditions, bilateral pes planus, and bilateral plantar fasciitis, have been denied. The Board found no evidence of current disabilities or a nexus to active duty service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for pes planus, right foot and asthma. The claim for service connection for pes planus, left foot is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis (claimed as flat feet) was denied because no new evidence was submitted to support the claim after the April 2018 rating decision.

The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for the service-connected bilateral hearing loss and remanded several claims for service connection.