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

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, finding that the evidence does not support a link between his current condition and his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a right foot disability due to inadequate opinions in the VA examination report.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for cervical spine, right shoulder, left shoulder, right hip, left hip, and bilateral foot disabilities due to insufficient rationale in previous VA opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left ankle disability, left foot disability, and an acquired psychiatric disability to include depression.

The Veteran's migraines are now rated at 50% effective September 23, 2016. The Board also granted TDIU from September 23, 2016 due to the combined effect of multiple service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right shoulder, left arm, left wrist, and left foot disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran's heart disorder, including non-specific chest pain, heart murmur, and mitral valve insufficiency is being remanded for further evaluation.,The Veteran's left foot plantar fasciitis is also being remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has denied service connection for right ear hearing loss due to the absence of a current disability. The claims for chronic left knee pain, chronic right knee pain, left foot plantar fasciitis, and hypertension are remanded as there is insufficient medical evidence addressing their etiology.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for right foot, plantar fasciitis is being remanded due to a lack of consideration of the Veteran's lay statements regarding his symptoms and their relation to military service.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus is granted with a 30% rating, effective December 24, 2020. The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral plantar fasciitis is remanded due to inadequate VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal for a low back disability is dismissed as moot because it was part of an erroneously created separate appeal stream. The other claims (bilateral plantar fasciitis and increased rating for hypertension) are still pending.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for left foot, right foot, and right knee disabilities due to incomplete duty-to-assist errors in previous examinations.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus is rated at 10 percent prior to May 30, 2019. The Board found that the symptoms did not meet criteria for a higher rating as there was no objective evidence of marked deformity or characteristic callouses.

The Veteran's chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis are related to his service-connected deviated septum, while his bilateral pes planus was aggravated by active-duty service. The effective date for the grant of a 40 percent rating for lower back disorder is July 19, 2019.,Service connection has been granted for chronic sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and bilateral pes planus with an effective date set at July 19, 2019.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for lumbar spine disorder, cervical spine disorder, bilateral knee disorder, and bilateral pes planus due to issues with the addendum opinions provided by VA examiners. The examiner is requested to address the Veteran's statements regarding her in-service duties and motor vehicle accidents.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus, finding that there is no current diagnosis of this condition and insufficient evidence to establish a link between the condition and service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral pes planus, and degenerative arthritis of the right ankle, prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment from December 15, 2011 to January 17, 2017. The Board granted TDIU on an extraschedular basis for this period.

The Veteran's skin diseases of the feet, bilateral pes planus with metatarsalgia, and hallux valgus of both feet are not rated higher than 10 percent.,A rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral pes planus with metatarsalgia is denied.

Service connection for prostate cancer is granted on a presumptive basis due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam. The claim for bilateral pes planus is remanded and will be readjudicated based on new evidence received since the last denial.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss has been granted service connection. The right hip, left knee, and right foot conditions have been remanded for further examination and opinion.