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

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of VA examination and duty to assist errors. The claims are related to symptoms during Persian Gulf War service, including fatigue, pain, and digestive issues.

The Board has denied service connection for asthma, bilateral pes planus, and headaches. The Veteran's asthma is not considered to have been caused or aggravated by his military service. His bilateral pes planus was noted at enlistment and did not worsen during service. His headaches are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's bilateral flat feet is etiologically related to service, and the Board finds that service connection for this condition is granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to incomplete records and a duty-to-assist error.

The Veteran's migraine disability is rated at 50 percent from December 10, 2015. The rating reflects very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis was denied, and her claims for service connection of radiculopathies in the upper and lower extremities were also denied. The Board found no evidence to support direct service connection or secondary service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation for the period from May 5, 2013 to April 22, 2017. The Board granted TDIU based on this evidence.

The Board has decided that service connection for a disorder manifested by frequent urination is denied, and the case of bilateral plantar fasciitis is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to inextricably intertwined issues, including service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a rating for laceration scar, left forearm. The TDIU claim is also affected by these unresolved issues.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU was denied because the evidence did not show that he was unable to obtain or maintain substantial employment due to his service-connected disabilities, including anxiety disorder and bilateral pes planus.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus and granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The claim for bilateral pes planus was not readjudicated as no relevant new evidence was received.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, a bilateral foot disability, high cholesterol, and allergies have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeals for these conditions.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus was evaluated at a 30 percent rating, which is the maximum schedular rating available under DC 5276.,Both the right and left foot hallux valgus were evaluated at a 10 percent rating, which is the maximum schedular rating available under DC 5280.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings of her right foot hallux valgus and heel spur disabilities, as well as the reduction in her disability evaluation for bilateral plantar fasciitis, have been dismissed. The Board has also remanded the claims for service connection for right ankle degenerative changes (originally claimed as a right ankle sprain) and left ankle sprain.

The Veteran's claim for a temporary total rating based on convalescence following left foot surgery in 2016 was denied because the claim was received more than one year after the surgery, which is beyond the statutory time limit.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU effective May 24, 2015, based on her service-connected adjustment disorder with anxiety and other disabilities. The effective date for the TDIU was changed to March 2018 when she received a 70% rating.

The Board has found that there is a pre-decisional duty to assist error and the claims are remanded for the provision of a VA examination to address the Veteran's claims of direct service connection for his bilateral pes planus to his in-service inadequate footwear.

The appeal was dismissed because the Veteran submitted two VA Form 10182s for the same issues and decisions, leading to confusion about which docket he intended to select. The Board incorrectly placed the appeal under the direct review docket.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, multiple keloids, bilateral pes planus, a right foot condition, diabetes, a right quadriceps injury, bilateral open angle glaucoma, and hypertension. The evidence does not establish a link between these conditions and active service.