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

The Board remands the matter for further development, specifically requesting addendum medical opinions to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed bilateral pes planus and other orthopedic foot disorders, as well as lower extremity peripheral vascular disease.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis, resolving doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted an effective date of June 21, 2011, for the award of a 50 percent rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis with right foot plantar rupture at the right 2nd metatarsal phalangeal joint, associated with osteoarthritis of the right great toe.

The Board granted an initial evaluation of 30 percent for plantar fasciitis (right-foot condition) effective March 15, 2016.

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder bicipital tendonitis and denied service connection for a right foot disorder, claimed as a stubbed right big toe, separate and distinct from bilateral plantar fasciitis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for various conditions, finding that no evidence supported an earlier date of claim or entitlement.

The appeal for service connection for plantar fasciitis was withdrawn by the Veteran and is therefore dismissed.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for right foot disability to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors and obtain additional evidence.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis, and denied ratings in excess of 20 percent for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy. However, the Board granted a 10 percent rating for trigeminal neuralgia and remanded claims for service connection for GERD and increased ratings for cervical spine and left knee disabilities.

The Board granted a disability evaluation of 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis with bilateral degenerative arthritis based on severe symptoms and marked deformity.

The Board denied service connection for a left foot disability, right shoulder disability, neck disability, right knee disability, bilateral hip disabilities, and bilateral elbow disabilities as there is no evidence of these conditions in service or within one year following discharge from active duty, and the current conditions are not related to any aspect of service.

The Board granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae and remanded several other claims, including diabetes, urinary disorder, bilateral hearing loss, back disability, traumatic brain injury (TBI), neurological disorder, left shoulder disability, neck disability, and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for trochanteric pain syndrome of bilateral hips, bilateral ankle sprain, and patellofemoral pain syndrome of bilateral knees. The remaining claims were denied.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral foot disability (pes planus) and neurological disability, to include narcolepsy, as the evidence did not support an increase in severity during active duty or a current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date prior to November 21, 2020 for the grant of service connection for various disabilities and DEA benefits.

The Board denied service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and a left foot disability, to include plantar fasciitis, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and a compensable disability rating for the Veteran's trochanteric pain syndrome with limitation of flexion of the right thigh, as well as migraines including migraine variants.

The Board denied service connection for left knee, left ankle/foot, and TBI disabilities due to a lack of evidence supporting the existence of current disabilities. The claims for left hip, right hip, and right knee disabilities were remanded for further examination.

The appeal for service connection for flat feet and tinnitus was withdrawn by the veteran's authorized representative, resulting in the dismissal of these claims.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include sleep disturbance, anxiety, depression, and PTSD.