Foot (incl. plantar fasciitis, flat feet) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for low back pain, left knee disability, right foot disability, and right knee disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted an effective date of April 16, 1999, for service connection for foot conditions and lupus.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability or that any of the claimed disabilities were related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral foot disability, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his active service.

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

The appeal for service connection for multiple conditions has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus and migraines as they were fully resolved in a prior rating decision. The claim for service connection for hypertension was remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for pes planus and back disability, denied an initial compensable rating for FSAD, and remanded several other claims.

The Board remands the service connection claims for bilateral foot disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, and left eye disorder to obtain additional evidence regarding toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) and a medical examination.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral flat feet and bilateral hearing loss, and remanded the claim for tinnitus for further development.

The Board denied service connection for an eye (vision) disorder and remanded the claim for a bilateral foot disability due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to correct duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for bilateral pes planus and a 10 percent rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis, effective February 20, 2021.

The Board denied service connection for right eye disability, and denied compensable ratings for plantar warts, left hip impairment, and right hip impairment.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the service connection of degenerative arthritis of the spine with scoliosis, right and left lower extremity sciatica, as well as service connection for a left knee condition, right knee condition, bilateral pes planus, and hallux valgus left foot.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection, except for tinnitus which was granted.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right foot disabilities as the October 2024 examination was found to be inadequate.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid condition and sinusitis, but remanded claims for a back condition, sleep disorder, bilateral foot pain, and plantar fasciitis.

The Board dismissed the claim for continuation of a 50 percent rating for service-connected bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis and denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for the period prior to June 30, 2021 for an acquired psychiatric disorder.