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

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional service treatment records.

The Board has ordered remand for additional development regarding the Veteran's claims of service connection for left hip and left foot disorders. The remand is due to incomplete or insufficient opinions from previous VA medical examinations.

Right knee chondromalacia and left knee chondromalacia have been granted service connection.,Bilateral pes planus has been granted service connection based on aggravation during service.

The Veteran's claim for a 100 percent rating for PTSD effective January 7, 2013 is granted. The Board also found that his TDIU claim was mooted due to the grant of a 100 percent rating.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, cervical spine disorder, and right hip disorder. The Veteran's preexisting pes planus was found to have existed prior to service, and the current diagnosed degenerative conditions were not shown to be related to service or aggravation of the preexisting condition.

The Board denied increased disability ratings for service-connected plantar warts and tender plantar callosities of the left and right feet, as they are currently manifested by no more than moderately severe symptoms.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing condition did not worsen during service.,The Board also denied service connection for lumbar spine disability, concluding that the condition existed prior to service and was not aggravated by military service.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to inadequate examinations in previous remands. The Veteran's bilateral pes cavus, plantar fasciitis, osteoarthritis of various interphalangeal and metacarpal phalangeal joints, and plantar and posterior heel spurs; left ankle strain; and right ankle strain need to be re-evaluated.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for uterine fibroids, fibromyalgia, bilateral hip disability, bilateral hand and foot disabilities (frostbite), low back disability, bilateral knee disability, and headache disability have all been denied.,There is no current evidence of these conditions in the record.

A 40 percent rating for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine is granted, and service connection for bilateral pes planus is granted. The issues regarding right foot disability other than pes planus and left foot disability other than pes planus are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for right foot pes planus is being remanded due to the need for clarification regarding the etiology of the condition. The examiner must provide an opinion on whether the pre-existing pes planus was permanently worsened by both periods of active duty service.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations obtained are inadequate for adjudicating the Veteran's claims. Therefore, an additional remand is necessary to obtain new examinations and opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to outstanding VA and private treatment records, as well as a need for additional medical opinions regarding his low back disability, hearing loss, tinnitus, acid reflux, chronic cough, and heart disability.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea as being proximately due to or the result of his service-connected right knee and left ankle disabilities. Service connection was denied for a bilateral foot condition.

The Veteran's tinnitus and major depressive disorder have been granted service connection. The Board has also remanded several issues related to his lower extremities, lumbar spine, ankles, feet, and kidneys due to the need for further medical examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have met the percentage requirements for a TDIU since October 1, 2013. The Board has granted a TDIU on and after this date.

The Veteran's right foot disability is granted service connection. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for sinusitis and a back disability, as secondary to service-connected bilateral knee and feet disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for a neck disability, left foot disability, and right foot disability. The Veteran's claims were based on his in-service complaints of pain but the evidence did not support a finding that any current disabilities originated during or were related to his military service.,There is no indication that the Veteran experienced chronic symptoms of these conditions prior to their onset post-service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension and bilateral foot disorders due to potential secondary service connection, requiring additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's disability ratings do not meet the schedular threshold percentage requirements for consideration of a TDIU prior to November 30, 2017. The case was remanded in April of 2019 and is now being remanded again due to new evidence indicating that the Veteran should be granted TDIU on an extra-schedular basis as of November 30, 2017.