Foot (incl. plantar fasciitis, flat feet) — all decisions

The claims for service connection for right ankle disability, left ankle disability, and left foot pes planus are remanded to obtain additional opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left foot condition, a higher rating for the right foot disability, and TDIU due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for pes planus to cure pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining an etiological opinion and outstanding private treatment records.

The Board granted a disability rating of 40 percent, but no higher, for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve.

The Board dismissed all appeals related to service connection for various conditions and an effective date prior to March 13, 2024, for the award of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic plantar calluses of the bilateral feet, while remanding the claims for obstructive sleep apnea and right leg condition.

The Board granted a separate 10 percent rating for bilateral metatarsalgia and denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis, both effective May 31, 2022.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis due to duty-to-assist errors, including missing treatment records and a separation report of medical examination.

The Board remands the issues of an evaluation higher than 30 percent for bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis, as well as service connection for a lumbosacral strain and intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), to correct the AOJ's error in providing notice of the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disability, to include plantar fasciitis and flat foot, as there was no credible evidence of an in-service incurrence or continuity of symptomology.

The Board granted service connection for a right foot disability, diagnosed as plantar fasciitis. The left foot disability issue was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus based on aggravation, finding that the condition increased in severity during service and that VA has not presented clear and unmistakable evidence to rebut this presumption.

The Board granted service connection for left foot plantar fasciitis, finding that it was secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right ankle sprain with instability.

The claim for service connection for hypertension was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew it during a hearing.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected rhinitis. The appeal was remanded for further development regarding a bilateral foot condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and a TDIU, as the evidence did not support higher ratings or unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for a left foot condition to satisfy a statutory duty related to the Veteran's service-connected knee conditions.

The Board remands the claims for further development to ensure that the severity of the Veteran's disabilities is accurately assessed without considering the ameliorative effects of medications.

The Board granted service connection for left and right foot plantar fasciitis, finding that the evidence established a relationship to active military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left foot disabilities, as well as a TDIU prior to February 10, 2015, due to inadequate medical opinions regarding aggravation by service-connected conditions.