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

The Board remands the claims for service connection of various conditions to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the October 2021 rating decision and the July 2022 HLR rating decision on appeal.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling appropriate examinations to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Board granted service connection for left and right foot disabilities, but dismissed a back condition claim as not valid. The claims for knee conditions and varicose veins were remanded.

The Board granted a disability rating of 50 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis and heel spur syndrome from February 18, 2015.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral foot and arm disabilities due to a failure by the RO to comply with previous remand directives regarding proper notice of VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, and remanded the issue of whether new and material evidence has been received sufficient to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to obstructive sleep apnea and denied service connection for plantar fasciitis.

The appeal for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder with insomnia disorder was dismissed, and the Board granted an initial disability evaluation of 20 percent for the right foot disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for all the conditions listed as there was no evidence to support a finding that any of these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for bilateral arm pain, bilateral shoulder strains, cervical strain, and bilateral pes planus.

The Board denied increased ratings for tension headaches, GERD, lumbosacral strain, erectile dysfunction, and bilateral pes planus, but granted a separate rating of 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis. The appeal was remanded to provide an adequate examination for the right ankle sprain.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of bilateral pes planus to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining a VA examination and any outstanding VA treatment records.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all issues, and the Board dismissed the case.

The Board denied service connection for chronic bronchitis, chronic sinusitis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), bowel inconsistency, restrictive food intake disorder, a bilateral ankle condition, a neck disorder, and a heart disorder as the evidence does not reflect that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of these disorders. The claim for PTSD due to military sexual trauma was denied based on the lack of a current diagnosis.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were dismissed due to an improper concurrent election of review options.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus and residuals of a right foot injury to obtain an adequate medical examination.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for right knee degenerative arthritis and a 20 percent rating for right knee patellar instability, effective from April 25, 2023, while denying service connection for hypertension and increased ratings for other conditions.

The Board granted a rating of 20 percent for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities, as well as service connection for right knee, left knee, right foot, and left foot disabilities, all secondary to the Veteran's lumbar spine disability.

The Board denied service connection for a respiratory condition, left ankle condition, and left foot plantar fasciitis as the evidence did not support current disabilities or a nexus to service. The claims for migraines headaches and allergic rhinitis were remanded for further development.