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

The Board granted a separate 10 percent rating for bilateral metatarsalgia and denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis, both effective May 31, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for plantar fasciitis, finding that the evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's diagnosed plantar fasciitis began in service and continued to present.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus based on aggravation, finding that the condition increased in severity during service and that VA has not presented clear and unmistakable evidence to rebut this presumption.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis due to duty-to-assist errors, including missing treatment records and a separation report of medical examination.

The Board granted service connection for a right foot disability, diagnosed as plantar fasciitis. The left foot disability issue was remanded.

The Board remands the issues of an evaluation higher than 30 percent for bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis, as well as service connection for a lumbosacral strain and intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), to correct the AOJ's error in providing notice of the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board denied an increased rating for bilateral pes planus with bilateral heel pain and remanded the claims for service connection for anxiety and depression.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disability, to include plantar fasciitis and flat foot, as there was no credible evidence of an in-service incurrence or continuity of symptomology.

The Board dismissed all appeals related to service connection for various conditions and an effective date prior to March 13, 2024, for the award of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted a disability rating of 40 percent, but no higher, for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for pes planus to cure pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining an etiological opinion and outstanding private treatment records.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to ensure proper due process, including adequate requests for service and medical records, and adequate medical examinations based upon an accurate record.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left foot disabilities, as well as a TDIU prior to February 10, 2015, due to inadequate medical opinions regarding aggravation by service-connected conditions.

The claim for service connection for hypertension was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew it during a hearing.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for bilateral flat feet with plantar fasciitis due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an addendum medical opinion.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral flat feet due to inadequate VA examination opinions.

The Board remands the claim for a left foot condition to satisfy a statutory duty related to the Veteran's service-connected knee conditions.

The Board granted service connection for left and right foot plantar fasciitis, finding that the evidence established a relationship to active military service.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected rhinitis. The appeal was remanded for further development regarding a bilateral foot condition.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include insomnia, and remanded the claims for bilateral plantar fasciitis, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, and bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy.