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

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, erectile dysfunction, bilateral flatfoot (pes planus), generalized anxiety disorder, persistent depressive disorder (dysthymic disorder), hypertension, pilonidal cyst, and sleep apnea due to a lack of evidence supporting the claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's October 2015 request to revise the November 20, 1998 rating decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error, finding the alleged error did not meet the stringent CUE standard. The Board remanded the issue of entitlement to an increased evaluation for the service-connected left foot disability, establishing March 13, 2014 as the date of receipt of the claim for increased rating rather than October 15, 2015.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disability and musculoskeletal disorders, as there was no evidence of in-service injury or disease related to the claimed conditions.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for service connection of headaches, generalized anxiety disorder, and bilateral foot exposure to excessive natural cold, but denied an earlier effective date for tinnitus. The Board also denied increased ratings for several conditions including tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability, lower back disability, and right foot plantar fasciitis.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis based on evidence showing the condition had its onset during active service.

All appeals for higher initial ratings and service connection were dismissed as they were duplicative of previously addressed appeals or due to untimely filings.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted restoration of the 30 percent evaluation for bilateral flat feet and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. Various claims for increased ratings and service connection were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and increased the ratings for thoracolumbar strain, herniated disc and intervertebral disc syndrome, vertigo/dizziness, and PTSD. The rating for left shoulder impingement syndrome was denied, while a 50 percent rating for tension headaches was granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date than August 31, 2016, for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine and intervertebral disc syndrome with spondylolisthesis and pes planus because that was the date VA received his intent to file a claim following a previous final denial.

The Board denied service connection for urinary incontinence and frequency, remanded claims for hemorrhoids, supraventricular arrhythmia, hypertension, varicose veins, eye disability, fibroids of the breasts, and bilateral foot disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including right knee, left knee, right wrist, right foot, soft tissue sarcoma, thyroid disorder, and right hand disability.

The Board granted a separate noncompensable rating for tinea pedis with plantar hyperhidrosis and onychomycosis, effective July 29, 2021, and an earlier effective date of July 29, 2021, for the award of service connection for mixed incontinence. The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral pes planus.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection and increased rating for various disabilities, all starting from January 1, 2023.

The veteran's appeal requests for service connection for various conditions were denied as the appeals were not timely filed.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral flat feet, left shoulder strain, right shoulder strain, and both knee strains as the evidence did not support a finding of a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for various musculoskeletal and other conditions as there was no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's active service and her current disabilities.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD with AUD, effective June 4, 2020, and also granted service connection for GERD, hypertension (HT), and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.