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

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for bilateral foot condition, left ankle pain, left hip condition as secondary to bilateral foot condition, and low back condition as secondary to bilateral foot condition.

The Board denied service connection for various psychiatric and physical conditions, finding that the Veteran's symptoms were part of her service-connected PTSD and major depressive disorder or not supported by the evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left foot disability, right foot disability, sinus disability (claimed as allergies), and an earlier effective date for TDIU to correct duty to assist errors.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including back condition, lower extremity radiculopathy, left knee condition, and foot conditions, preclude him from securing and maintaining all forms of substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted service connection for left and right foot disorders, degenerative plantar calcaneus spurs, based on evidence showing the conditions had their onset during the Veteran's active duty.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, as well as a higher rating for tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, but dismissed claims for right and left foot plantar fasciitis and PTSD. The GERD claim was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, and remanded the claims for low back disability, right foot disability, and right wrist disability.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and bilateral Achilles tendonitis, finding that the conditions are related to foot injuries incurred during active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use due to several lower extremity disabilities, as no effective function remains other than that which would be equally well served by an amputation stump with a prosthesis.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder from May 1, 2019 to August 31, 2021; denied an increased rating in excess of 70 percent thereafter. The Board also granted 20 percent ratings for femoral nerve radiculopathy, left lower extremity, right lower extremity, left club foot with pes planus and plantar fasciitis, right club foot with pes planus and plantar fasciitis, sciatic nerve radiculopathy, left lower extremity, and right lower extremity from May 1, 2019 to February 4, 2022; denied an increased rating in excess of 20 percent thereafter.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus and a bilateral knee disability to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left foot disability, right foot disability, sinus disability (claimed as allergies), and an earlier effective date for TDIU to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and a higher rating to correct an error by the AOJ in satisfying its duty to assist under 38 U.S.C. § 5103A.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for a right and left great toenail disability, as well as service connection for bilateral pes planus, due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity and etiology of these conditions.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for a bilateral foot disability, left knee disability, and right hip disability due to untimely submission of VA Form 10182.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability meeting the regulatory threshold for hearing loss benefits at any point during the appeal period.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for tinnitus was denied, and the issues of service connection for a bilateral foot disability, heart disability, and TDIU were remanded due to an inextricably intertwined issue regarding the character of discharge.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding all claims, and the Board has dismissed these matters.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability and assigned an initial rating of 10 percent for hypertension.