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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating for his service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI) with vertigo or pes planus, nor did it establish unemployability due to his service-connected conditions.

The Board granted the Veteran's claim for an allowance for an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran due to his service-connected disabilities that have resulted in the effective loss or permanent loss of use in both lower extremities.

The Board granted service connection for alopecia, a right ankle disability secondary to plantar fasciitis, and an increased 30 percent rating for eczema.

The Board granted an increased initial rating of 70 percent for unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, denied a higher initial rating for right foot plantar fasciitis, granted service connection for left foot plantar fasciitis, denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, and remanded the claim for entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder impingement syndrome.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, as well as an increased rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for back, right hip, left hip, bilateral plantar fasciitis, right knee, and left knee disabilities as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral foot disorders to obtain a new medical examination that adequately considers the Veteran's lay statements of continuous symptoms since service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left foot disabilities, status post bunionectomies, as they were clearly and unmistakably not aggravated by service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis as the evidence did not support a finding that the condition had its onset in service or was otherwise related to active duty.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, left hip disability, and right hip disability. The claims for increased ratings for spinal stenosis with degenerative disc disease, right lower extremity radiculopathy sciatic nerve, and left lower extremity radiculopathy sciatic nerve were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a right foot disability, claimed as right foot pes planus, gout, neck disability, chest disability, and left knee disability.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection claims, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for traumatic brain injury, stress fracture of the right foot, bilateral flat feet, and bilateral hearing loss due to untimely Notices of Disagreement. The claim for a right knee disability was remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right foot disability, as there was no evidence of a chronic condition during service or within the applicable presumption period.

The Board remands the claim for a new examination to address whether the Veteran's bilateral foot disability is related to his military service.

The appeal of the proposed reduction of the evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis with fibromatosis, calcaneal spurs and pes planus is dismissed as a matter of law.

The Board denied increased ratings for several service-connected conditions but granted service connection for ADHD.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities beginning August 14, 2018, and special monthly compensation at the statutory housebound rate beginning July 23, 2019. Other claims for increased ratings were denied.

The Board denied service connection for left knee pain, right knee pain, a bilateral foot disability, claimed as bilateral foot pain, to include pes planus, an upper back disability, and a low back disability.

The Board denied service connection for a foot disability, heart disability, upper digestive disability, and erectile dysfunction as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.