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

The Board granted service connection for left and right foot disabilities, including hallux valgus with hammer toes and plantar porokeratosis (calluses), based on the Veteran's in-service experiences with boot-related pain and standing duties.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a bilateral eye disability, a bilateral foot disability, and a skin disability of the feet, to include the left first toenail, due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving doubt in the Veteran's favor. The other claims are remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The appeal concerning entitlement to service connection for bilateral shoulder strain, bilateral shin splints, cervical strain, bilateral knee strain, and bilateral flat feet (pes planus) is dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings in excess of 10 percent for left knee, right knee, and left foot disabilities to ensure that VA's duty to assist is properly fulfilled.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's right and left foot disabilities from August 6, 2024, but denied initial ratings in excess of 10 percent prior to that date. The claims for service connection for hypothyroidism, tinnitus, and knee disabilities were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's requests for an extension of time to file appeals regarding denials of service connection for treatment purposes only under 38 U.S.C. Ch. 17 for bilateral hearing loss, paralysis of the left sciatic nerve, and bilateral plantar fasciitis.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's current condition and their military service.

The Board denied service connection for insomnia disorder, depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and plantar fasciitis as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine with IVDS and bilateral foot conditions, prevented him from securing and maintaining gainful employment from August 31, 2010, to January 30, 2011.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, as he does not meet the criteria for TDIU.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a total disability based on individual unemployability, special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance, SMC based on housebound status, and service connection for vertigo.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for a TDIU due to service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis with degenerative arthritis as moot, given that he has already been awarded a 100% combined schedular rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted restoration of a 30 percent disability rating for bilateral foot plantar fasciitis, from October 1, 2024, and denied a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right foot conditions, including hallux valgus, hallux rigidus, plantar fasciitis, and midfoot arthritis.

The appeals for service connection and rating of various conditions were dismissed due to untimely filing of the VA Form 10182 within one year of the respective rating decisions, with no good cause shown.

The Board denied service connection for a back condition, left and right radiculopathy lower extremities (claimed as bilateral radiculopathy lower), and a bilateral foot condition (plantar fasciitis) due to the lack of evidence supporting these claims.

The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for generalized anxiety disorder with unspecified depressive disorder from June 28, 2022 to February 19, 2023 and denied an increase thereafter. It also granted an earlier effective date for DEA eligibility and restored the 30 percent rating for plantar fasciitis.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, including pes planus and plantar fasciitis, as there was no evidence of aggravation or direct incurrence in service.