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

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee disability, left knee disability, bilateral foot disability, lumbar spine disability, and bilateral hearing loss. The Board found that there was no evidence to support a direct relationship between these conditions and her military service.

The Veteran's right and left knee strains are granted as service connection. The Veteran's musculoskeletal bilateral foot disability, aggravated during service, is also granted.,Service connection for lumbar and cervical spine disabilities, and a skin disability of the feet, remains pending due to remand.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral pes planus, left foot hallux valgus, and right foot hallux valgus were denied initially in 2013. The Veteran filed a new claim on January 17, 2019, which was granted with effective date of January 17, 2019.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for psychiatric disability, bladder disability, and bilateral pes planus due to errors in the AOJ's decision.

The Board has found that there were pre-decisional duty to assist errors and remands the issues of service connection for various ankle, knee, foot, and back disabilities. The AOJ must provide new VA examinations and obtain adequate medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a determination on his claim for a compensable rating for hallux valgus, status post double osteotomy and bunionectomy, right foot. The AOJ must obtain an opinion regarding the nature of the November 4, 2020, surgical procedures.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a neck condition and migraine headaches, as well as his increased rating claims for left foot pes planus with DJD of the left great toe and right foot pes planus with DJD of the right great toe. The lumbosacral spine degenerative disc disease was also denied.

The Veteran's increased rating claims for her service-connected left foot disability and left foot scar are being remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board has withdrawn the issues of entitlement to service connection for left and right foot disabilities due to a request from the Veteran. The appeal is now REMANDED for obtaining medical records from private providers.

The July 17, 2019 rating decision was revised to grant service connection for arthritis of the lumbar spine and flat feet due to errors in applying presumptive service connection provisions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a small superficially healing ulcer from chemical burn to his left side of face, bilateral tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, pes planus and plantar fasciitis of the right foot, and right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service or any other compensable basis.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee osteoarthritis, right knee osteoarthritis, bilateral pes planus, Barlow syndrome, and sinusitis. Service connection was reopened based on new evidence received since the prior denial.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of adequate development and consideration of the Veteran's lay statements regarding his right foot pain during service. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further review.

The Board has granted service connection for a right foot disability and a right shoulder disability, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's appeal for TDIU was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his request. The cases of increased ratings for right and left knee disabilities, as well as a left foot disability, are remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran's right knee disability is denied as there is no evidence of an in-service injury, illness or event. The left knee, bilateral foot, and lumbar spine disabilities are granted as they are reasonably shown to be due to in-service injuries, illnesses, or events.,Bilateral hearing loss is granted based on service-connected noise exposure during active duty.

The Veteran's right knee disability is denied as there is no evidence of an in-service injury, illness or event. The left knee, bilateral foot, and lumbar spine disabilities are granted as they are reasonably shown to be due to in-service injuries, illnesses, or events.,Bilateral hearing loss is granted based on service-connected noise exposure during active duty.

The Veteran's tinnitus is related to service exposure to noise during active duty.,The Veteran's lower back condition, diagnosed as lumbosacral strain, is presumed to have started in service due to physical demands and a fall.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request for readjudication of his service connection claims for eczema, right knee osteoarthritis, left knee osteoarthritis, and bilateral plantar fasciitis. The AOJ is now required to address these claims on their merits.