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

The Board has decided that further development is needed for the Veteran's claim of service connection for a bilateral foot disability, including pes planus with hallux valgus and degenerative joint disease of the first metatarsophalangeal joint. The remand includes obtaining an updated VA opinion to determine if the pre-existing pes planus increased in severity during service and whether such increase was clearly and unmistakably due to natural progression rather than service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral pes planus, low back disorder, right ankle degenerative arthritis, right shoulder degenerative arthritis (status post reverse total shoulder arthroplasty), left shoulder degenerative arthritis, right knee degenerative arthritis, and left knee degenerative arthritis. The rating assigned is 60 percent.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent prior to March 25, 2022 and denied for a higher rating. A TDIU is granted.,Service connection for left foot disability, right foot disability, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability is remanded.

The Veteran's SMC claim for aid and attendance or housebound status was denied as his service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for such benefits.

The Veteran's appeals for higher staged initial ratings for bilateral plantar fasciitis and thoracolumbar spine spondylosis with spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease and intervertebral disc syndrome are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examination reports and a Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions and further development is required.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical opinions and lack of compliance with previous directives. The Veteran's current foot conditions are being reviewed for a possible connection to his service.

The Veteran's service-connected pes planus with plantar fasciitis prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to September 26, 2008. The Board granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis effective December 18, 2007.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating, as well as his claim for TDIU due to inadequate examination reports. The claims will be addressed with new or corrected opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions concerning his claimed disabilities.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and clarification regarding service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II (DMII), rating for left 5th toe disability prior to August 28, 2020 and thereafter, and a separate rating for plantar fasciitis.

The Board has remanded the claims for a certificate of eligibility for specially adapted housing (SAH), special home adaptation (SHA) grant, and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to unclear extent of service-connected disabilities affecting daily activities.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for residuals of prostate cancer has been dismissed as the claim was granted in a recent rating decision. The appeals for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, skin disability (alopecia), heart disability, right foot disability, and left foot disability are all remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for left and right foot pes planus due to conflicting medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions and inconsistencies in the record. The Veteran's claim for service connection for other foot disabilities is being addressed again.

The Veteran's service connection claims for left and right ear disabilities, hearing loss, recurrent ear infections, ruptured ear drum, lumbar degenerative disc disease, tinea corporis, right foot disability, and left foot disability have been denied.,Service connection was granted for lumbar degenerative disc disease.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted. The Board finds that the evidence is in equipoise and grants service connection for bilateral hearing loss, pes planus of the left foot, and pes planus of the right foot due to their relationship with pre-existing conditions.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the service connection claims related to right parotidectomy, COPD, myocardial infarction, HIV, left foot disability, left knee disability, and right leg disability.

The Veteran's kidney stones, bilateral pes planus, and bilateral plantar fasciitis were granted service connection as direct service-connected conditions.

The Board has determined that additional evidence was added to the record and remands several issues for further review, including service connection claims.