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

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for bilateral pes planus but denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board remands the claims for further development due to missing service treatment records, incomplete medical opinions, and other issues.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The claim for pes planus was remanded.

The claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a migraine headache disability was denied as a matter of law, and several other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for thoracolumbar spine degenerative arthritis but denied service connection for right and left foot disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss but denied service connection for the other claimed conditions, remanding several claims for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus and left ankle disability to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for a right wrist disability and bilateral foot disability, as well as a 10 percent rating for bilateral gynecomastia. The claim for an increased rating for erosive gastritis with irritable bowel syndrome was denied.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for service connection for flatfoot, pes planus, left; flatfoot, pes planus, right; and lumbosacral strain.

The Veteran requested the withdrawal of all issues currently on appeal, and the Board dismissed the appeals.

The Board granted readjudication for service connection claims of bilateral pes planus and testalgia, but denied the claims for gout, hypertension, and a chronic kidney condition.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in that the AOJ failed to obtain service treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis, TBI, obstructive sleep apnea, and bilateral foot disability as the evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities related to in-service events or exposures.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for left ankle condition, plantar fasciitis, and a rating of left patellar subluxation.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation based on housebound status from October 5, 2017.

The Board denied increased ratings for lumbar spine, right and left knee disabilities but granted reinstatement of a 30 percent rating for bilateral pes planus effective July 1, 2024.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to an error in verifying the Veteran's active service and obtaining his complete service personnel records and treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a gastrointestinal disability (originally claimed as GERD), and vertigo. However, it granted service connection for a right foot disability, diagnosed as right foot pain with bunionectomy and first metatarsal fusion, and left ear otitis media.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for service connection claims due to untimely filings and lack of good cause.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not support a current disability. The appeal was also remanded to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus with metatarsalgia and plantar fasciitis.