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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for lumbosacral strain, left ankle sprain with painful motion, PTSD with alcohol use disorder, and bilateral pes planus.

The Board denied service connection for several conditions, granted service connection for tinnitus, and remanded claims for right ear hearing loss and OSA.

The Board granted service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, lumbosacral strain (claimed as low back pain), and bilateral pes planus. The claim for bilateral plantar fasciitis was remanded.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for bilateral plantar hyperkeratosis from July 31, 2012, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for accrued benefits purposes.

The Veteran's service connection for tinnitus was granted, while claims for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), gamekeeper's thumb, left, plantar fasciitis, left, and carpal tunnel syndrome, right were denied or remanded.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis and chronic rhinitis, but denied service connection for a back disability, bilateral hip disability, bilateral pes planus, and gastrointestinal (GI) disability.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's foot and knee disabilities, granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD and MDD, and remanded claims for service connection for asthma and diabetes mellitus.

The Board granted a 20 percent initial disability rating for right big toe sprain and denied an increased rating for plantar fasciitis, right foot. The right ankle Achilles tendinitis issue was remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claim for a bilateral foot condition, to include pes planus and plantar fasciitis, for further development, including a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for 20 conditions including depression, anxiety, and traumatic brain injury, finding insufficient evidence of in-service incurrence or nexus. The Board remanded three conditions (back condition, left lower extremity neuropathy, and left leg condition) for further adjudication.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, flat feet, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), and a kidney condition due to inadequate medical opinions and missing evidence.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death, as an appellant's claim does not survive their death.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for the service-connected chronic cough, denied a higher rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis, and granted service connection for pes planus and shrunken left leg condition, to include atrophy.

The Board granted service connection for right and left lower extremity sciatica as secondary to lumbosacral strain, and for lumbosacral strain. Service connection was denied for sinusitis. The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings were denied.

The Board remands the service connection claim for right plantar fasciitis to correct a pre-adjudicatory duty to assist error and obtain additional evidence regarding the Veteran's in-service ankle injury.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis, bilateral flatfeet, and tinnitus, assigned an initial 10 percent rating for sinusitis, and remanded claims related to ankle and respiratory disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of bilateral pes planus to obtain an adequate medical opinion that addresses all periods of active service.

The Board denied service connection for right ear and left ear hearing loss, an increased rating for depressive disorder with anxiety disorder and insomnia, and an increased rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis. The issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral flatfoot (pes planus) and right lower extremity radiculopathy were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and a temporomandibular disorder, including TMJ, as the evidence did not support current diagnoses or functional impairment during the pendency of the claims.

The Board denied a compensable rating for chronic urticaria and a rating more than 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis, while remanding claims for service connection for heart disease, anxiety condition, back strain, bilateral shin splints, left knee condition, right knee condition, left shoulder condition, and right shoulder condition.