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

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral ankle disorders, diagnosed as Achilles tendinosis, ligamentous trauma, and plantar fasciitis.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's back disability, but denied service connection for his left eye and bilateral foot disabilities. The decision also remanded issues regarding a left knee disability.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus and erectile dysfunction have been granted service connection. Ratings for knee instability are granted, with a TDIU effective January 1, 2011.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as his service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted service connection for heart disability and bilateral foot disability, but denied jungle rot. The decision also remanded the issues of service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional treatment records, as well as potential progression of his bilateral pes planus.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, schizophrenia, is granted service connection. Service connection for a back disorder, sleep disorder, diabetes mellitus, type II, and foot disorder (pes planus) are denied.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral foot disability, granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including left knee disability, right knee disability, left foot gout, right foot gout, and kidney condition. The claims are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings, a higher skin disability rating, SMC based on the need for aid and attendance of another person or due to being housebound, and TDIU are all remanded due to incomplete development.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for a right knee disability and denied the claim for service connection for a left foot disability, as secondary to a service-connected left ankle disability. The Veteran's left foot disability was not found to be chronic or related to his service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical examination and the need for updated VA treatment records. The Veteran's left foot disability, including plantar fasciitis, is being reviewed to determine if it is related to his service-connected right knee and bilateral Achilles disabilities.

The Veteran's hypertension and bilateral foot disability claims were denied as new and material evidence was not submitted.,Service connection for thoracic aortic aneurysm, chest pain, PTSD, lumbar spine arthritis, bilateral shoulder disability, bilateral ankle swelling/disability, CAD, prostate cancer, chronic kidney disease, anemia, diabetes mellitus, type II, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, and obstructive sleep apnea were all denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection of various conditions have been dismissed. The claims for TBI, dizziness, HTN, bone spur and wart of the right foot, blurred vision, plantar fasciitis of the left foot, migraine headaches, and residuals of fractured right shoulder were not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's bunion deformity with residual capsulitis of the right first metatarsophalangeal joint is granted service connection, and her initial disability rating for bilateral pes planus is increased to 30 percent.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left hip, ankle, and foot disabilities as secondary to gunshot wounds residuals of the left thigh. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service.

A rating of 10 percent, but no higher, for left knee ACL tear and arthroscopic surgery repair with scarring osteoarthritis is granted.,A rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis is denied.,The Veteran's claim for residuals from a fractured tibia during active duty is remanded due to incomplete information.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disability, finding that his current condition is not related to his military service or any service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claimed conditions were not incurred or aggravated by service. The Board found no credible evidence linking the current disabilities to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, back disability, neck disability, right foot disability, Meniere's disease, and gastrointestinal disability (GERD). The Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of any of these conditions at the time of the decision. The Board found that there was no evidence of continuity of symptomatology or in-service incurrence for diabetes mellitus, back disability, neck disability, right foot disability, Meniere's disease, and gastrointestinal disability (GERD).