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

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a disability rating higher than 10% for right foot plantar fasciitis because the evidence did not show that both non-surgical and surgical treatments failed to relieve symptoms.

The veteran's appeals for service connection for sleep apnea and bilateral plantar fasciitis were dismissed because the veteran withdrew the claims.

The veteran's claims for a higher rating for left ovarian cyst with vaginismus, pelvic and perineal pain and increased special monthly compensation were denied. Claims for service connection for lumbar spine disorder, right shoulder disorder, left hip disorder, left knee disorder, and bilateral plantar fasciitis were remanded.

The veteran is granted a 10% rating for their right foot plantar wart but denied an earlier effective date.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection for plantar fasciitis. The Veteran's case will be reviewed again with new evidence considered.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of bilateral flat feet. The Veteran's claim was denied by the VA, but the Board found that the medical opinion used to deny the claim was inadequate.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection of bilateral foot disability and right hip disability due to inadequate medical examinations and opinions.

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of bilateral foot disability, including pes planus and plantar fasciitis, due to inadequate medical opinions. The VA will need to obtain new medical opinions addressing whether the veteran's pre-existing conditions were aggravated by service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral flat feet, finding that the condition was not aggravated by military service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including ankle disorders and knee disorders, finding no evidence of in-service injury or chronic condition.

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), including as secondary to service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis, psychiatric disorder, and right shoulder disability. The Board found errors in the duty to assist and the application of the correct standard for secondary service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's request for a higher evaluation of his right plantar fasciitis with a second metatarsal fracture, keeping it at 10 percent.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus was denied. The claims for maxillary sinusitis, irritable bowel syndrome, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability were remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's request to revise a December 2008 rating decision that denied service connection for bilateral pes planus based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE). The evidence did not show that any undebatable error made at the time of the final December 2008 rating decision would have manifestly changed the outcome.

The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral flexible pes planus and left foot hallux valgus, bunion formation, and achilles enthesophyte to obtain necessary medical opinions.

Service connection for disabilities of the bilateral knees, shins, ankles, and feet was denied. Service connection for a back disability is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and bilateral foot disability were granted, but the claim for an increased rating for tinnitus was denied. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability was also granted.

Service connection for left and right flatfoot/pes planus and a compensable disability evaluation for left trochanteric bursitis were denied. Service connection for urinary incontinence was remanded.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 29, 1990 for the award of service connection for bilateral flat foot (pes planus).

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, bilateral dry eye syndrome, left-hand and right-hand disabilities, and obstructive sleep apnea were denied. The claims for service connection for the right knee disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, and plantar fasciitis were remanded.