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

The Board granted service connection for left knee, right knee, lumbosacral strain, and right hand scars, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, sinusitis, urticaria, allergic rhinitis, tension headaches, shoulder bursitis, foot plantar fasciitis, ankle tendonitis, thumb strain, and PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder. The Board also remanded claims for fatigue, CFS, sleep apnea, and amputated left little finger.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating and earlier effective dates, finding that the evidence did not support a higher evaluation or earlier effective date for her service-connected conditions.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, an acquired psychiatric disability, a bilateral foot disability, a right knee disability, and a left knee disability. The claim for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis was also denied.

The Board granted service connection for right and left foot arteriosclerotic vascular calcification, but denied service connection for right and left lower extremity non-diabetic peripheral neuropathy. The claims for plantar fasciitis were remanded.

The Veteran's service connection for migraine headaches was granted as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, while other conditions were denied.

The Board remands the case for a new VA examination to determine the relationship between the reported loss of bladder and bowel sphincter control and the service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus, a right knee disability, and a left knee disability based on new and relevant evidence submitted in September 2025.

The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date for service connection of various conditions based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a March 1995 rating decision.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral flat feet, lumbosacral strain (secondary to service-connected knee and ankle disabilities), hypertension, diabetes, and bilateral hands arthritis due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right and left hallux valgus, as well as the denial of a rating in excess of 50 percent for bilateral pes planus with degenerative arthritis, were decided. The appeal was also granted for service connection for right leg pain, left leg pain, right ankle condition (also claimed as Achilles tendon), and left ankle condition (also claimed as Achilles tendon).

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a bilateral foot disability, migraines, left knee disability, and right knee disability due to inadequate VA examination reports.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right ankle and bilateral foot disabilities to correct a failure by the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) to fulfill a regulatory duty.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for pes planus, right foot and left foot.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis and a right wrist disability, as there was no evidence of these conditions during or shortly after his military service. The claims for other disabilities were remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, as there was no current diagnosis of a hearing loss disability. The claims for service connection for right shoulder, left shoulder, and left foot disabilities were remanded for further development.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection and higher initial evaluations for multiple conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, actinic keratoses, plantar fasciitis, basal cell carcinoma, and various musculoskeletal issues.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD and migraine headaches.

The Veteran's service connection for migraines as secondary to his service-connected PTSD with alcohol use disorder was granted, while the ratings for left foot plantar fasciitis and right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome were denied.

The Board granted the application to revise an April 2020 rating decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE), which severed service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and pes planus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased initial ratings for left flatfoot, left knee strain, right knee limitation of flexion, and right and left knee limitations of extension.