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

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for various conditions, but has remanded them for further development and examination.

The Board has dismissed all appeals for service connection due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's appeal includes multiple issues, including service connection for various foot conditions and other disabilities. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and plantar fasciitis. Service connection was granted for tinnitus due to the Veteran's competent lay statements regarding his in-service noise exposure and current symptoms. However, service connection was not granted for bilateral hearing loss or plantar fasciitis as there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis has been granted. The right ankle condition and OSA claims have been denied.,The Board found new and relevant evidence to warrant readjudication of the bilateral plantar fasciitis claim, but not for OSA or right ankle conditions.

The Veteran's appeals for various conditions and service connection claims have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has determined that there was a duty to assist error in the May 2020 decision and requires an additional VA examination for the right foot disability.

The Board has granted service connection for lower back, upper back, and right shoulder disabilities. The Veteran's current conditions are considered to be at least as likely as not related to his military service.,Left foot disability is not addressed in the decision.

The Veteran's G6PD deficiency is granted as a congenital disease incurred during service.,A 50 percent rating for bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis prior to July 11, 2020, is granted.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the claims for service connection for various disabilities can be decided. The Veteran's thoracolumbar spine, left foot neurological, right foot neurological, left foot plantar fasciitis, right foot plantar fasciitis, left knee, and right knee disabilities are being remanded for further examination and medical opinion.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right and left foot disabilities due to incomplete development.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities caused or aggravated his obesity, which in turn may have contributed to his sleep apnea.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the claims of service connection for right ankle, right foot (pes planus), and left knee conditions. The Veteran's right ankle condition is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or functional impairment. His right foot condition was not aggravated by service. For his right knee and left knee conditions, additional medical opinions are needed to determine their etiology.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left ankle disability, bilateral plantar fasciitis, left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, hemorrhoids, and tinnitus. The claims are based on direct evidence of a relationship to service.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus was aggravated during service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's attorney has withdrawn the appeal regarding an initial increased rating for tinnitus and service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, TMJ dysfunction, vertigo, hypertension, bilateral foot disability, migraine headaches, left hip and thigh disability, right hip and thigh disability, sleep apnea, and a low back disability. The Board has dismissed the appeal as withdrawn.

The Veteran's low back disability is granted with a 20% rating from December 20, 2012 to December 11, 2018. The Veteran's bilateral foot disability is denied as it does not meet the criteria for an initial rating greater than 30%. There was no reopening of service connection due to new evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral pes cavus with plantar fasciitis was not incurred in or aggravated during service and is not proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected left shoulder strain is granted. The initial rating for his TBI with dizziness and unspecified depressive disorder remains at 40 percent, but the initial rating for headaches is increased to 50 percent. His ratings for bilateral knee ITB syndrome remain denied.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal of the claims for service connection for right and lower extremity plantar fasciitis, as well as lumbar spine disabilities.