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

The Board dismissed the appeals for pseudofolliculitis barbae and rhinitis. Service connection was denied for several conditions, including neurological damage in both legs, IBS, GERD, cervical spine disability, migraines, plantar fasciitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, dry skin, erectile dysfunction, right knee disability, low back pain with arthritis and instability, and sinusitis. The appeals for left ankle disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, and HIV were remanded.

The appeal for service connection of flat feet is remanded to obtain adequate medical opinions.

The veteran's service connection for right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and left foot disorder (plantar fasciitis) was granted. Service connection for left foot arthritis and TDIU were denied.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's left and right foot plantar fasciitis, stating that the condition was not incurred in or due to his time in service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, a respiratory condition, and IBS were denied. The claims for a low back disability and hypertension were remanded.

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of bilateral flat foot with plantar fasciitis due to inadequate medical opinions. The veteran will receive a new opinion considering all evidence.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed disabilities, including foot, ankle, knee, wrist, back, joint pain, mouth, erectile dysfunction, IBS, headache, tinnitus, and psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been granted. The Board found that the OSA was proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected plantar fasciitis.

The veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for left elbow conditions were granted. A 30% rating for sinusitis was assigned from June 1, 2010. Claims for higher ratings for back and plantar fasciitis disabilities were denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection for trapezius muscle injury, bilateral metatarsalgia, plantar fasciitis, pes planus, hallux rigidus, and sleep apnea were dismissed. However, the veteran was granted service connection for bilateral hammer toes, bilateral hallux valgus, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied service connection for sleep disorder, left hip condition, bilateral foot condition, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy due to lack of current diagnoses and functional impairment.

Service connection for a skin condition, including tinea versicolor, is granted. The claim for service connection for left foot plantar fasciitis as secondary to a service-connected disability is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions and denied higher ratings and earlier effective dates for the foot conditions.

The veteran's claim for separate ratings of plantar fasciitis in each foot was granted. The left and right foot were rated at 10% before July 13, 2020, and 20% after that date.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and service connection for foot disabilities due to insufficient evidence.

The veteran's appeal for effective dates of ratings and service connection was dismissed because the veteran requested to withdraw it.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to May 30, 2023, because the combined disability rating did not meet the schedular threshold criteria and the service-connected disabilities did not preclude gainful employment.

The appeal for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was dismissed because the veteran is already rated at 100 percent for leukemia and there is no evidence showing they are unable to work due solely to another service-connected disability.

The veteran's appeal for service connection and rating increase was dismissed because the veteran withdrew all issues before a decision was made.

The veteran's claims for service connection for several conditions were dismissed or denied. The veteran failed to appear for scheduled examinations, which led to the denial of increased ratings for lumbar strain and right ear hearing loss.