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

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation based on housebound status from October 5, 2017.

The Board granted service connection for a right wrist disability and bilateral foot disability, as well as a 10 percent rating for bilateral gynecomastia. The claim for an increased rating for erosive gastritis with irritable bowel syndrome was denied.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for service connection for flatfoot, pes planus, left; flatfoot, pes planus, right; and lumbosacral strain.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The claim for pes planus was remanded.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for left ankle condition, plantar fasciitis, and a rating of left patellar subluxation.

The Board granted readjudication for service connection claims of bilateral pes planus and testalgia, but denied the claims for gout, hypertension, and a chronic kidney condition.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral flat feet and cervical spine arthritis, as there was no evidence of a current disability or in-service injury/illness. The claim for headaches and anxiety were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's left shoulder, right shoulder, and tinnitus disabilities as they were not related to his service. The claims for GERD, a hiatal hernia, and bilateral plantar warts were remanded for further development.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for bilateral pes planus but denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board granted service connection for thoracolumbar spine degenerative arthritis but denied service connection for right and left foot disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for further development due to missing service treatment records, incomplete medical opinions, and other issues.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss but denied service connection for the other claimed conditions, remanding several claims for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in that the AOJ failed to obtain service treatment records.

The Veteran requested the withdrawal of all issues currently on appeal, and the Board dismissed the appeals.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar L5-S1 herniated disc with lumbar paravertebral myositis and right lower extremity radiculopathy, but denied service connection for a right hip disorder.

The Board granted an increased 30 percent rating for the Veteran's right foot sprain residual of right injury with degenerative arthritis from January 21, 2025 to February 18, 2025.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis and a 20 percent rating for right sciatic radiculopathy, but denied higher ratings for left sciatic radiculopathy, chronic adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), service connection for chronic sinusitis, pain of the right knee, bilateral hearing loss, and chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Board granted service connection for plantar fasciitis of the right foot, finding that the evidence is at least in relative equipoise regarding whether it is causally related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not support a current disability. The appeal was also remanded to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus with metatarsalgia and plantar fasciitis.

The Board remands the claim for a new examination to properly evaluate the Veteran's service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis and spondylitis, including ankylosing spondylitis.