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

The Board granted service connection for a disorder of the feet, claimed as status post bunionectomy and status post gallbladder removal. The claims for tinnitus, PTSD, and other back, bladder, GERD, hysterectomy, neck, shoulder, hip, knee, and plantar fasciitis disabilities were denied or remanded.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and tinnitus, while denying service connection for various other conditions including acne, right wrist disability, back disability, neck disability, left hand disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, migraines headaches, traumatic brain injury (TBI), sinusitis, sleep apnea, and hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for a bilateral foot disability other than pes planus due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for an increased disability rating and earlier effective date based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in prior rating decisions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for right hand little finger healed fracture and bilateral foot pes planus, while denying service connection for various other conditions including sinusitis, headaches, and sciatica. The Board also granted a 10 percent rating for asthma.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for eligibility for specially adapted housing, a special home adaptation grant, and financial assistance in purchasing an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment. The claim of CUE in the September 14, 2017, rating decision was also denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right foot disability, to include plantar fasciitis, as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or event related to the current condition.

The appeal concerning the service connection for various conditions was withdrawn by the Veteran before the Board promulgated a decision.

The Board granted a 70 percent initial disability rating for depressive disorder with anxiety and service connection for insomnia, while denying service connection for OSA and plantar fascitis.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, a bilateral foot disability (other than bilateral plantar fasciitis), to include gout, right hand and left hand disabilities, as well as a thyroid disorder, all secondary to the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea. The Board also granted a TDIU from September 25, 2020.

The Board granted service connection for right foot plantar fasciitis, finding that the Veteran's condition was incurred in or caused by his active service.

The Board granted service connection for chronic bronchitis, finding a link to presumed in-service herbicide exposure. The claims for bilateral pes planus and right leg condition (including right knee) were remanded for further evidence.

The Board dismissed the issues of entitlement to service connection for left hip (secondary to left foot condition) and proposed reduction from 60 percent to 30 percent for degenerative arthritis of the left knee, status postoperative fractures left tibia and total knee arthroplasty as there was no justiciable case or controversy. The Board remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for a left foot condition, including plantar fasciitis.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral pes planus, and lumbosacral strain due to procedural defects in the appeal process.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include generalized anxiety disorder; a cervical spine disability; bursitis in the right hand and fingers; and bilateral plantar fasciitis due to a duty to assist error.

The Board granted an effective date of October 1, 2022 for the award of service connection for right pes planus and right foot scars.

The appeal of the issue of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral pes planus is dismissed as a matter of law.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for service-connected left ear hearing loss and remanded claims for service connection for pes planus and plantar fasciitis.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, left foot disability, and determined that the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for back, left knee, or right knee disabilities.