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

The Veteran's right foot plantar fasciitis with degenerative arthritis was rated at 10 percent prior to May 8, 2019 and at 20 percent thereafter. The Board found the evidence insufficient to warrant a higher rating for any period.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and increased rating for various disabilities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship of these conditions to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and initial rating of his right foot disability are being remanded due to inadequate examinations. The left foot disability claim is also being remanded as the examiner did not adequately explain why it was separate from his service-connected right foot disability.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further development. The RO is instructed to obtain all relevant medical records, including those from his National Guard and Reserve service, and conduct additional examinations to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims due to non-compliance with previous directives and the need for updated VA treatment records, as well as authorizations for private providers' records.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale in previous medical opinions and a need for an addendum opinion regarding secondary service connection.

The Veteran's appeal for whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis is dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a headache disorder is dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis, finding that the appellant's pes planus was noted on induction and not shown to have increased in severity beyond normal progression during his ACDUTRA service. Plantar fasciitis was first manifested after, and is not shown to be etiologically related to, the appellant's ACDUTRA service.

The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disability, a right hip disability, and a bilateral foot disability. The Veteran's symptoms of these conditions were present during her active duty service and continue to this day.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for a right foot disability due to an in-service helicopter landing. The Veteran's STRs do not indicate any right foot injury, but he reports continuity of symptoms since service. A new medical opinion is needed to determine if his current disabilities are related to his in-service injury.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various joints and arthritis are denied as the evidence does not support a finding of in-service injury or disease, continuity of symptomatology since service, or a relationship to service.

The Veteran's current left foot disorders, including pes planus, posttraumatic arthritis, and Lisfranc joint injury, are related to a motorcycle accident he sustained while on INACDUTRA. The Board has granted service connection for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for gout, a foot disability (claimed as trench foot), left ankle disabilities, right ankle disabilities, left knee disabilities, and right knee disabilities due to incomplete STRs and inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate examination and lack of nexus opinions. The Veteran is seeking service connection for hip conditions, flat feet, and peripheral neuropathy, with a contention that his knee disabilities aggravated these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal of service connection claims has been withdrawn due to the appellant's decision.

The Veteran's application to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection for lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma and several other issues were dismissed. The claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD and anxiety, was reopened due to new evidence. Other claims remain pending.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular thresholds for a TDIU, but VA policy allows for an extra-schedular evaluation if unemployability is due to service-connected disability. The Board denied the claim as there was no evidence of unemployability.

The Veteran's appeal for TDIU was denied due to his failure to submit requested evidence and information. The Board also remanded several service connection claims, including gout, thoracolumbar spine disability, and hypertension.

The Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis and pes cavus residuals have been granted staged ratings. Bilateral plantar fasciitis is rated at 10% from June 29, 2014 to February 20, 2021, and at 30% since November 13, 2019.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a missed VA examination and requests another examination for the Veteran's bilateral pes planus.