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

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are rated at 90 percent combined, and the Board finds that they preclude his participation in substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and work experience. A TDIU rating is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee, left knee, right foot, left foot, right ankle, and left ankle disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for low back disability, bilateral foot disability, and hernia residuals due to incomplete examinations.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral tinnitus and obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's claims were not supported by evidence of a nexus to his military service.,The Board also remanded several issues related to right shoulder, hip, ankle, foot, headache, and psychiatric disabilities due to insufficient development.

Your increased rating for right knee collateral ligament tear with limitation of motion is denied.,The Veteran's left leg condition, low back condition, and bilateral pes planus are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.,The Veteran's TDIU claim for osteoarthritis of the left ankle, bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis, and duodenal ulcer is granted.,TDIU is also granted for hallux valgus of the right foot and hallux valgus of the left foot as these conditions are separately rated at 10 percent each.,The effective dates for the separate grants of service connection and evaluations for hallux valgus of the right foot and hallux valgus of the left foot are set to August 18, 2014.,TDIU is also granted for duodenal ulcer as it is rated at 60 percent.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and insufficient examination addressing secondary service connection for a left foot disability. The Veteran's claims are being returned for further action.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to new evidence being associated with his case and a need for additional examinations.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral pes planus was aggravated by service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for a temporary total disability rating based on convalescence due to left foot surgery in November 2007 was found timely submitted and granted.

The Board has dismissed the appellant's claims for service connection for a left foot condition, claimed as plantar fasciitis; a right foot condition, claimed as hallux valgus; and hearing loss disability. The appeal was deemed inadequate due to lack of specific allegations of error in the determinations.,The petition to reopen the previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for right tronchanteric bursitis is granted.

The Board has determined that an extraschedular rating for bilateral pes planus is not warranted due to the retroactive application of a final rule, and the case is being remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence in some cases, and requests that additional treatment records be obtained. The Veteran is not granted service connection for all of his claimed conditions as more evidence is needed.

The Veteran's service connection claims for flat feet and a heart condition due to herbicide agent exposure are denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities or causation.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various disabilities, including cervical spine disability, back disability, bilateral foot disability, tinnitus, sleep disability, chest disability, diabetes mellitus (to include as secondary to herbicide exposure), TBI, hypertension, and bilateral lower extremity neuropathy have all been denied. The dental condition claim has also been referred for adjudication.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus is rated at 30 percent, but the Board finds no evidence to support a higher rating based on current symptoms and examination findings.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for pes planus is reopened, and hypertension is granted as secondary to PTSD. The case is remanded for a VA opinion on whether the Veteran's pre-existing pes planus was aggravated by his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a foot disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to incomplete VA treatment records and the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of bilateral pes planus, finding that April 14, 2016 is the earliest possible effective date due to lack of prior formal or informal claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus, finding that her preexisting condition did not increase in severity during service and thus could not be considered aggravated.