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

The Board remands the claims for further evidentiary development and to ensure compliance with prior remand instructions.

The Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis is rated at 30 percent, which is the maximum under Diagnostic Code 5276.,Prior to July 22, 2021, the Veteran's lumbosacral strain was rated at 10 percent and from July 22, 2021, it has been rated at 20 percent.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of May 19, 2014 for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine is granted. The Veteran's claim for reopening his previously denied left ear hearing loss and secondary service connection for a left foot disability are both remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, bilateral foot disability (plantar fasciitis), and right foot disability due to incomplete development in previous VA examinations. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions on a direct basis.

The Veteran's service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral pes planus with pronounced symptoms, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and lumbosacral spine degenerative disc disease are granted. The Veteran is also entitled to a maximum schedular rating of 50 percent for his bilateral pes planus.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral congenital pes planus, an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression and PTSD), and gout, bilateral feet have all been denied. The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral pes planus is a congenital disease not aggravated by service, his acquired psychiatric disorder does not meet the criteria for service connection as it did not begin during service or be related to an in-service injury, event, or disease, and his gout was not shown to have begun during service.,Service connection on secondary basis has also been denied due to lack of a service-connected condition.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the initial rating for pes planus/plantar fasciitis before a decision was made.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic right ankle sprain, status post peroneal tendon rupture and plantar fasciitis of the right foot as secondary to a service-connected right ankle disability. The decision is based on evidence showing that these conditions are related to active duty service.

The Veteran's skin condition, which includes dermatitis of the plantar skin medially, both feet, with onychomycosis of the toenails, has been rated at a 60 percent disability rating since July 13, 2020.

The claims for service connection for breast cancer, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, bilateral plantar fasciitis, right trapazoidectomy, and left trapazoidectomy are being remanded due to the need for further development.,Additional evidence or clarification may be required to determine if these conditions are related to military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are now granted. The Board found new and material evidence that supports the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral pes planus, plantar fasciitis, plantar tendonitis, heel spurs, knee disabilities, and ankle disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed mixed connective tissue disease, as all other claims are intertwined with this diagnosis.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder condition, pes planus, bilateral hip condition, and back condition due to the lack of evidence showing an in-service injury or aggravation that caused current disabilities.,There is no medical evidence linking any current conditions to military service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and remanded the issue of increased evaluation for hypertension.

The Veteran's claims for residuals of right ankle keloid removal, left foot disability, right foot disability, facial tic, pyelonephritis (claimed as chronic kidney infections), and lumbosacral strain status post L1-3 lumbar laminectomy have all been denied.,Service connection has not been established for any of the conditions listed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left foot and great toe disabilities as secondary to his service-connected right foot disability due to lack of a current diagnosis.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right foot plantar fasciitis, right knee painful motion, and left knee degenerative arthritis were denied. The Board found that the current ratings adequately reflected the severity of the disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for a skin disability and a bilateral foot disability, effective from the date of the decision. Higher initial ratings for other service-connected conditions are remanded.

The Board has denied service connection for a bilateral elbow disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and bilateral foot disabilities. The Veteran's right knee chondrocalcinosis is found to be related to his military service.,Service connection was granted for right knee chondrocalcinosis but not for left knee disability.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for bilateral plantar fasciitis and lumbar back strain with spondylosis and arthritis have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a new examination.