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

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and various musculoskeletal conditions, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection claims, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review this appeal.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including heart condition, hypertension, diabetes, and foot and arm disabilities, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding VA examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from March 30, 2011, warranting a TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, and right and left foot disabilities as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis or persistent symptoms during the pendency of the claims.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to obtain adequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including left and right knee, hand, hip, and foot conditions, to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board remands the issue of service connection for plantar fasciitis to obtain a more adequate medical opinion.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and a left elbow condition, finding that October 28, 2021, is the correct date.

The Board denied service connection for a recurrent sinus disability to include sinusitis and remanded several other claims related to respiratory, prostate, sleep, colon, esophageal, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, shoulder, foot, and plantar fasciitis disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for an adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, but denied or remanded claims for other disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for left lower radiculopathy, right lower radiculopathy, left elbow strain, and bilateral plantar fasciitis as there was no evidence of a current disability or nexus to service.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and denied the claims for service connection for sinusitis, an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for urinary frequency, and evaluations in excess of 10 percent for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The issues related to non-allergic rhinitis, PTSD, fatigue, erectile dysfunction, bilateral pes planus, and fibromyalgia were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for a ruptured left Achilles tendon secondary to bilateral plantar fasciitis due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for bilateral flatfoot (pes planus) with Achilles tendinitis.

The Board denied service connection for right knee, left knee, and bilateral foot disabilities but granted restoration of the 50 percent disability rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis and remanded the claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an increased rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis and service connection for a bilateral pes planus, as well as other foot conditions, due to errors in the duty to assist.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis, allergic rhinitis, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied service connection for headaches, a left foot disability, a left knee disability, a left lower extremity nerve condition, a back disability, a right foot disability, a right knee disability, a right lower extremity nerve condition, and sleep apnea.