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

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right shoulder condition, lower back condition, bilateral ankle condition, and bilateral plantar fasciitis. The evidence did not meet the minimum requirements to trigger VA's duty to assist in these cases.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to insufficient competent medical evidence and a need for VA examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for left foot pes planus, plantar fasciitis, degenerative arthritis, and calcaneal spur (left foot disability), left knee strain and patellofemoral pain syndrome (left knee disability), and right ankle degenerative joint disease (right ankle disability) on a direct basis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for plantar fasciitis with pes planus and loss of sense of smell due to duty to assist errors. The Veteran is required to provide a VA examination regarding the etiology of his diagnoses.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD and sleep disturbances) due to in-service stressors. The Veteran's bilateral pes planus was also found to be related to service, but a remand is required to determine if the increase in severity of this disability during service was clearly and unmistakably not due to natural progression.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus and bilateral plantar fasciitis, finding that there is no evidence of a preexisting condition worsening during service or an in-service injury related to these conditions.

The Board has determined that the severance of service connection for right, left foot disabilities and left foot scar was improper. The appeals are granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for low back disability, left knee disability, right ankle disability, right foot disability, and left foot disability due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The examiner is requested to provide an opinion on whether these disabilities are at least as likely as not related to service.

The Board has determined that there were errors in the pre-decisional duty to assist and remands are necessary for obtaining additional evidence, obtaining a new medical opinion, and ensuring complete consent documents are associated with the file.

The Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis is granted as secondary to his service-connected peripheral neuropathy. The claims for bilateral pes planus, left foot tenosynovitis, right foot tenosynovitis, left foot osteoarthritis and degenerative changes, and right foot osteoarthritis and degenerative changes are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for acne and bilateral pes planus due to a failure to obtain relevant private treatment records and an inadequate opinion regarding the etiology of the conditions.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions are being remanded due to incomplete STRs and inadequate VA examination.

The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is dismissed.,The claims for service connection for migraines and a gynecological disorder, to include vaginitis, are readjudicated based on new evidence.

The appellant has withdrawn their appeal regarding the issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral plantar fasciitis, right Achilles tendonitis, and right toe fifth digit injury.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating greater than 10 percent for left lower extremity (LLE) of the posterior tibial nerve, to include left foot strain, is remanded due to inadequate examination and duty to assist error.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left foot, left hip, right hip, left knee, and right knee conditions due to a lack of current diagnoses at any time during the pendency of his appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for flat feet, left knee osteoarthritis, and right knee osteoarthritis on the basis that these conditions worsened during active duty service.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.,The Veteran does not have a current left ear hearing disability for VA compensation purposes. Therefore, service connection for left ear hearing loss must be denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities require the need for regular aid and attendance of another person, as evidenced by his inability to dress, feed himself, or perform daily activities without assistance. The Board has granted SMC based on this need.