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

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and bilateral plantar fasciitis with bunions for further development, including obtaining private treatment records and line of duty determinations.

The Board denied service connection for asthma, joint disease (rheumatism), and bilateral pes planus as there was no evidence of a current disability during the appeal period.

The Board denied a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and a higher than 30 percent rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis, but granted separate ratings of 10 percent for pain associated with bilateral osteoarthritis of the MTP joints of the big toe and heel and ankle pain associated with left foot tenosynovitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for migraine headaches, bilateral pes planus, and bilateral plantar fasciitis to obtain a more adequate medical opinion addressing direct and secondary service connection.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed disabilities as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions began during active service or were otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board granted an increased disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD from June 28, 2012, and denied an earlier effective date for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection for various conditions, finding that July 2, 2024 was the earliest possible date based on the proper filing of a claim.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome and bilateral plantar fasciitis to obtain additional evidence and an adequate medical opinion.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of December 8, 1990, but no earlier, for the award of service connection for bilateral pes planus was granted.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for flat feet to schedule a VA examination as it finds that the evidence of record satisfies the low McLendon threshold.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, bilateral plantar fasciitis, left and right shoulder disabilities, and a right ankle disability to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for a higher rating for pes planus and service connection for bilateral metatarsal disabilities, as secondary to pes planus, due to outstanding evidence and an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for headaches and remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus and bilateral plantar fasciitis due to a duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for left and right foot pes planus as the conditions were not linked to a disease or injury incurred in active service.

The Board remanded several claims for further development and denied service connection for a right lower extremity disability of the femoral nerve, a left lower extremity disability of the femoral nerve, and a compensable rating for hearing loss.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for right foot and right knee disabilities as untimely filed, but remanded the claim for a back disability for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for facial scars, right foot disability, and left foot disability as further evidence is needed.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of bilateral pes planus, to include as secondary to PTSD, for an addendum opinion.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral pes planus was dismissed, and an earlier effective date of July 3, 2023, was granted for the increased rating of migraine headaches.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for a left ring finger disability and service connection for toe disorder, sinusitis, left hand disorder, bilateral foot disorder, and low back disorder.