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

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for low back disability and bilateral pes planus based on new evidence, but denied increased ratings for residuals of right inguinal hernia repair and right groin scar. The Board also remanded the claims for service connection for a low back disability and bilateral pes planus.

The Board denied service connection for right and left knee strains, a left shoulder disorder, a lumbar spine disorder, a left wrist disorder, and pes planus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for a left foot and left hip disability as the evidence did not support that these conditions were incurred in or caused by the Veteran's active service, or aggravated by his service-connected right foot disability.

The Board denied service connection for a left ankle condition, bilateral plantar fasciitis, right leg shin splints, left leg shin splints, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not support a finding of a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for right foot plantar fasciitis due to a duty to assist error, as the Veteran's left foot condition was evaluated but not his right foot.

The Board granted service connection for right foot pes planus and denied it for a left thumb disorder.

The Board granted service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disability and left foot plantar fasciitis, but denied it for right foot plantar fasciitis.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and a 10 percent disability rating for hypertension, while denying service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis. The status-post cerebrovascular accident (CVA) issue was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, recurrent lumbar spine disability, and recurrent foot disability.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral feet condition, to include plantar fasciitis and hallux valgus, as the evidence did not support that the Veteran's current disability was related to his active service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection, initial ratings, and readjudications of other conditions.

The Board found that the reduction of the evaluation from 30 percent to a 10 rating for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral foot disability was not proper.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a left foot disability and right foot disability, as there has not been substantial compliance with previous remand instructions.

The Board remanded the Veteran's claim for entitlement to TDIU because the AOJ failed to consider whether the Veteran's cervical spine spondylosis and bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy constitute one disability under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a), which could meet the schedular threshold for TDIU eligibility. The Board found good cause for the Veteran's failure to appear for a VA examination based on his credible account of being told by a VA representative that the examination was unnecessary.

The Board granted service connection for a right foot disability and remanded claims for PTSD, jock itch, pseudo folliculitis, bilateral rhonchi, OSA, and left lower extremity condition.

The appeal concerning the issue of service connection for a bilateral foot disability, to include pes planus and plantar fasciitis, is dismissed due to the Veteran's passing.

The Board denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left upper extremities, ankle instability, bilateral pes planus/flat feet, left foot hammertoes, right foot hammertoes, left foot hallux valgus, right foot hallux valgus, right hip pain, and left hip pain as there was no evidence that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The appeal for service connection for a psychiatric disability was dismissed as the benefit sought on appeal has been granted in full.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss and remanded the issue of service connection for right foot disability due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The appeal was granted for an earlier effective date of June 9, 2021, for the award of TDIU and DEA based on permanent and total disability status.