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

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance/homebound for further development.

The Board denied service connection for left foot plantar fasciitis and remanded claims related to a blood disorder, left elbow disability, loose stools and abdominal cramps, irritable bowel syndrome, and right foot plantar fasciitis.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a right foot disability, both from April 5, 2021.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including an acquired psychiatric disability, a left ankle disability, a right shoulder disability, a lumbar spine disability, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and a stomach disability (claimed as stomach parasite), to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of bilateral pes planus to ensure a VA examination is conducted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for fatigue, pes planus, gout in the feet (secondary to PTSD), ankle disability, and right knee disability.

The Board denied service connection for sensorineural hearing loss and remanded the remaining claims for further development.

The veteran withdrew his claims for service connection for left and right foot conditions and an increased rating for depression, resulting in the dismissal of these appeals.

The Board denied service connection for left foot plantar fasciitis and remanded claims for service connection for left wrist tendonitis, right wrist tendonitis, right lower extremity (RLE) peripheral neuropathy, and right hand numbness.

The appeal concerning the propriety of the rating reductions for the Veteran's right distal fibula disability and tinea pedis was dismissed, while SMC based on the need for aid and attendance was granted prior to February 20, 2024.

The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus from September 13, 2019.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors and the need for additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ) and remanded the claims for hysterectomy, gynecological adhesions, recurrent urinary tract infections, bilateral knee disabilities, plantar fasciitis, hammertoes, hallux valgus, lumbar spine disability, lower extremity sciatica, and dermatitis due to a duty to assist error.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or a grant of service connection.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected PTSD due to symptoms that cause total occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied increased ratings for right hip degenerative arthritis and bilateral hearing loss, granted service connection for tinnitus, and remanded claims for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for asthma and service connection for left foot pes planus with left foot cyst.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including right hip disorder, genitourinary disorders, loss of sense of smell, and others, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service or toxic exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus and hallux valgus due to a need for an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's lay statements regarding his in-service duties.

The Board has dismissed the veteran's appeal for service connection and initial rating claims due to a withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral flat foot based on an approximate balance of evidence.