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

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings due to new evidence received within one year of previous rating decisions. The issues include lumbar spine, cervical spine, left foot, left knee, colon disabilities, right eye strabismus hypertropia and exotropia, deviated nasal septum, and hepatitis C.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis is remanded due to the need for additional examination and consideration of separate ratings under different diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's claims for various disabilities were dismissed due to their death.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypothyroidism. The claims of service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and sinusitis are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions.

The claim for service connection of low back disorder and bilateral pes planus is remanded due to inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran's claims are related to the cumulative effects of his in-service duties, including continuous back pain since service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for anxiety has been reopened and granted.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for left ankle, right ankle, left knee, and right knee disabilities have also been reopened.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for upper extremity disability, pes planus, right great toe injury, and sleep apnea due to inadequate opinions from VA examiners. The cases are being returned for further development.

The Veteran's initial disability rating for his right ankle medial malleolar fracture, status post ORIF, with a scar is denied. However, the Veteran's service connection claim for left foot plantar fasciitis as secondary to his service-connected right ankle disorder is granted.

The Board has granted temporary 100 percent ratings for convalescence based on surgeries performed in November 2011 and October 2013, resulting from service-connected bilateral foot disability (other than pes planus), diagnosed as plantar fibromatosis, bilateral union deformities and callus sub fourth on the right.

The Board has remanded two issues: service connection for a back disability and the rating of the Veteran's right foot plantar fibromatosis. The Veteran contends that his back pain started during service and is related to his service-connected right foot condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right foot plantar fasciitis and an initial increased rating for meralgia paresthetica, left lower extremity disability. The claim for a higher rating for low back strain was remanded.

The Veteran's service connection claim for plantar fasciitis is granted as the evidence supports a finding that his current condition began in service and has persisted since then.

The Veteran's lumbar spine and bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis disabilities are rated at 10% and 20%, respectively. The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to determine if the current ratings adequately reflect her conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to additional evidence being added to the file and potential exposure in Vietnam. The Veteran is asked to provide any missing records or authorization.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus, shin splints of the left leg, and shin splints of the right leg due to lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis or a link between the conditions and service.

The Board denied service connection for a left foot disability and a left knee disability. The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD, secondary to military sexual trauma is remanded.,Service connection cannot be granted as the evidence does not establish that the claimed stressors occurred during active duty.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to an unresolved issue regarding left leg length discrepancy. The remaining issues of service connection and eligibility will be reconsidered after resolving this issue.

The Veteran's right hip strain, bilateral foot disabilities (other than pes planus), and bilateral pes planus have been granted service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as there was no evidence of a nexus between the claimed conditions and active service.,No effective dates are granted as all claims predate May 3, 2016.

The Veteran's preexisting bilateral pes planus was found to have been aggravated by service, allowing for service connection. The Veteran's bilateral tarsal tunnel syndrome is currently rated at the maximum non-compensable level.