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

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a rating of 70 percent from November 22, 2013. The appeal is remanded for further evaluation on the issues of increased ratings for various conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral foot pain (pes planus) and bilateral ankle pain. The issue of service connection for upper extremity joint pain, including left shoulder, right shoulder, and right wrist conditions, is remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral foot condition, PTSD rating, and TDIU due to service-connected disability. The reasons include inadequate opinions on secondary service connection and occupational impact of PTSD.

The Veteran's right foot disability and right leg muscle disability are not service-connected.,His right knee disability is rated at 20% from November 28, 2005, to January 25, 2011; 10% for limitation of flexion and extension from March 1, 2011, to May 20, 2013; and 30% or higher since July 1, 2014.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to errors in assessing the Veteran's employability and work capacity prior to June 20, 2011. The VA is required to schedule a medical examination to address these issues.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and flat feet, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for left knee disorder, bilateral pes planus, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and sleep apnea. The Board found that there was no evidence to support a direct relationship between these conditions and service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus and granted it. The claims for service connection of his feet, ankles, and knees disabilities are remanded due to lack of a VA examination.

The Board has dismissed the issue of service connection for myopia due to withdrawal by the Veteran. The remaining issues have been remanded for additional development.

The Veteran is granted an effective date of March 23, 2021 for service connection of venous insufficiency status post great saphenous vein ablation in the left lower extremity.,An earlier effective date for left foot pes planus with left foot calcaneal spurs is dismissed as it was not appealed within one year of its initial grant.

The Veteran's PFB is not rated as compensable, and his bilateral plantar fasciitis with calcaneal spurs are each rated at 10 percent.,Both conditions have been denied due to the lack of evidence supporting a higher rating.

The Veteran's appeal of a compensable rating for a back scar was withdrawn. A 20 percent rating, but no more, was granted for lumbar DDD prior to December 9, 2014 and March 27, 2017. The claim for a higher rating since March 27, 2017 is denied. Service connection for insomnia is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development regarding service connection for lumbosacral strain. The right foot and left foot disabilities are denied as there is no current evidence of a disability or relationship to service.

The Veteran's initial 10 percent disability rating for left ankle scar is granted. The Board finds that further development is necessary before a decision on the merits may be made regarding his increased disability rating for left ankle disability, service connection for left foot disability secondary to service-connected left ankle disability, temporary total evaluation for left plantar instep fasciotomy, and TDIU.

The Veteran's right foot plantar fasciitis was denied for ratings in excess of the assigned percentages.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches, a left foot disability, a right knee disability, hypogammaglobinemia (CVID), and a cervical spine disability due to lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated during her military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for achilles tendonitis and plantar fasciitis due to pre-decisional errors in failing to schedule VA examinations and obtain private medical records. The claims are now pending before the RO.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for right metatarsalgia and right plantar fasciitis, claimed as bilateral foot condition and arthritis.

The Board has found that new and relevant evidence has been received to reopen the claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a bilateral foot disorder including pes planus, sleep apnea, and traumatic brain injury. The issues are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of bilateral pes planus and major depressive disorder severe, recurrent, with anxious distress and mood congruent psychotic features have been granted. The effective dates for these awards are set at December 5, 2002.