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

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and a lower back disability, finding that the Veteran's conditions were related to his military service.

The Board granted service connection for alopecia areata and erectile dysfunction, denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, and denied service connection for low testosterone. The claims for obstructive sleep apnea, left foot disability, right foot disability, and gastroesophageal reflux disorder were remanded.

The Board granted restoration of a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's bilateral pes cavus, metatarsalgia, hammer toes, with plantar fasciitis from January 1, 2021, to August 29, 2023.

All appeals for service connection and evaluations of various conditions were dismissed as duplicative, with decisions already issued in January 2025.

The appeal for a higher rating for the service-connected low back disability was denied, while appeals for other conditions were dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to correct duty-to-assist errors related to obtaining medical opinions and evidence.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis as secondary to the pes planus.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and denied increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, including residuals of fragment wounds left thigh and both buttocks with retained metallic fragments, right lower extremity scar, left lower extremity scars, painful fragment wound scars, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), ischemic heart disease, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and denied increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, including residuals of fragment wounds left thigh and both buttocks with retained metallic fragments, right lower extremity scar, left lower extremity scars, painful fragment wound scars, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), ischemic heart disease, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and a low back disability, secondary to a right hip disability. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for persistent depressive disorder, as well as other issues, was remanded.

The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for PTSD from January 15, 2019, to March 14, 2020, and denied ratings in excess of 50 percent prior to that date or in excess of 70 percent thereafter.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus, finding that the disability pre-existed service but was aggravated by military service.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was dismissed, and several other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied a compensable evaluation for allergic rhinitis and found that new evidence was not submitted to warrant readjudication of the claims for service connection for Meniere's disease, bilateral plantar fasciitis, bilateral pes planus, and type II diabetes mellitus.

The Board granted service connection for right foot plantar fasciitis and remanded the claim for left foot plantar fasciitis.

The Board denied increased ratings for left hip arthritis with limitation of adduction/abduction/rotation, flexion, and extension prior to December 17, 2020, as well as a compensable rating for left ankle degenerative joint disease. The appeal also remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral pes planus.

The Board denied service connection for flat feet, finding that the Veteran's preexisting pes planus was not aggravated beyond its natural progression during service. The other issues are remanded for further development.

The veteran has withdrawn the appeal, and there are no specific errors of fact or law for appellate consideration.

The Board denied service connection for a right ankle condition and remanded the claims for bilateral pes planus, low back condition manifested by pain, and left hip condition to include bursitis.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus and pes valgus due to deficiencies in the VA examination.