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

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 request for an earlier effective date for the 10 percent disability evaluation for allergic rhinitis and bilateral plantar fasciitis, as it was not factually ascertainable that a worsening in these conditions occurred within one year of the December 26, 2023 intent to file.

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 Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include insomnia, and remanded the claims for bilateral plantar fasciitis, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, and bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral flat feet due to inadequate VA examination opinions.

The Board denied service connection for multiple foot, hip, knee, and ankle disabilities but granted service connection for tinnitus as secondary to a service-connected left ear hearing loss.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities and a TDIU due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding no evidence of a current disability or sufficient link to military service.

The Board granted service connection for flat foot (pes planus) with plantar fasciitis, plantar fascial fibromatosis, and degenerative arthritis based on the evidence showing a relationship to military service.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including a formal finding of unavailability of private medical records and scheduling VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of the claimed conditions.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and multiple sclerosis (MS) based on the Veteran's in-service environmental exposures.

The Board denied service connection for heart, hypertension, diabetes, insomnia, and foot disabilities as the evidence did not show current diagnoses or functional limitations related to these conditions during the appeal period.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and left pes planus, but denied service connection for cervical disc herniation at C5-C6 level with posterior disc protrusion and Bell's palsy.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, finding that there is no evidence of a current diagnosis of plantar fasciitis and that the condition was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied an initial compensable evaluation for non-allergic rhinitis and remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for the service-connected bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis from July 28, 2015 to November 27, 2023, but denied an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for the period from October 19, 2012 to July 28, 2015 and a rating in excess of 30 percent from November 27, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for multiple disabilities, including left wrist, lumbar spine, right hip, right leg, left leg, bilateral foot, and onychomycosis of the right foot.

The Board granted the readjudication of claims for service connection based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded other claims for further examination.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss in either ear but granted service connection for bilateral flatfoot (pes planus) as proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected right ankle disability.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus, left shoulder pain, respiratory insufficiency (dyspnea), lumbar spine pain, and plantar fasciitis. The claim for pes cavus was denied.