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

The Board remands the claims for service connection for plantar fasciitis and a left ankle disorder due to insufficient evidence regarding periods of active duty, ADT, and IDT.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral plantar warts of the feet, finding a direct relationship to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board denied service connection for multiple myeloma, right wrist disability, left wrist disability, cervical spine disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, right knee scar, and bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis and hallux valgus. Service connection was granted for bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis and hallux valgus.

The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including unspecified depressive disorder, right and left hand tremors, GERD, IBS, gastritis, chronic sinusitis, dermatosis of the arms, hands, and feet, bilateral plantar fasciitis, bilateral tinea pedis, and a lumbar spine disability. The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for TBI and a compensable rating for migraine headaches.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include general anxiety disorder, and right ankle, right foot, and right wrist disabilities due to a need for additional development of the record.

The Board granted service connection for TBI, inclusive of blast-related PTSD and depressive disorder, and bilateral pes planus on an aggravation basis.

The Board denied service connection for skin rash, hand/knuckles disability, shoulder strain, and pes planus. The claims for gastro issues, right knee strain, knee arthritis, back problems as secondary to knee, and ankle condition were remanded for further development.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for an abnormal heart, anxiety condition with phobias, depression, headaches, and flat feet.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded claims for a right knee disability, left ankle disability, and left foot disability.

The Board granted service connection for migraines (claimed as headaches) and denied increased ratings for hypothyroidism status post papillary carcinoma of the thyroid gland, s/p thyroidectomy, and bilateral pes planus and bilateral plantar fasciitis.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for a left shoulder, left ankle, and bilateral foot disabilities based on new and relevant evidence received since previous denials.

The Board granted service connection for tinea pedis, left foot, and generalized anxiety disorder, while denying increased ratings for knee conditions and other disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's appeals for timely filing of their requests to appeal various rating decisions, including those related to service connection and increased ratings for multiple conditions.

The Board denied service connection for left knee osteoarthritis and remanded claims for bilateral plantar fasciitis, right knee mild medial compartment osteoarthritis, and anxiety with depression.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and other conditions, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied a compensable rating for the residuals of tonsillectomy. The claims for left foot disability and prostate cancer were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, dizziness, headaches, palpitations, shortness of breath (dyspnea), sleep apnea, plantar fasciitis and heel spurs, and left big toe posttraumatic residual pain.

The Board finds that an effective date of February 14, 2019, but no earlier, is warranted for the award of service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and left foot degenerative arthritis, finding that the Veteran's conditions were related to his military service.

The Board granted restoration of the 50 percent rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis, effective May 1, 2020, due to improper procedural notification during the reduction process.