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

The Board granted a disability rating of 30 percent, but no higher, for bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's condition more closely approximated the schedular criteria for this rating.

The Board denied entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral pes planus, as the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's condition was more severe than what is already represented by the current 30 percent rating.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and left foot plantar fascial fibromatosis to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for a skin disorder, left foot disability, left knee disability, and lumbar spine disability but dismissed the appeal for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity and denied it for the right lower extremity.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a recurrent left knee and foot disability to afford the Veteran VA examinations to determine the relationship between his diagnosed disabilities and active service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus, finding that the condition clearly and unmistakably preexisted service and was aggravated by active duty.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and remanded the claim for bilateral pes planus due to a need for further evidence.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for left foot pes planus and a compensable rating for the left foot scar but granted a separate 10 percent rating for left foot bunionette, status post bunionectomy.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and increased rating claims, resulting in the dismissal of all issues.

The Board granted service connection for pes planus and plantar fasciitis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected pes planus.

The Board granted service connection for asthma prior to August 10, 2022, and as of that date under the PACT Act. The claims for other disabilities were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various foot conditions due to a need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran was granted an initial increased rating of 70 percent for persistent depressive disorder prior to March 3, 2020, but the claim for a higher rating from that date onward was denied. Service connection was also denied for several other claimed conditions.

The Board remands the matter to obtain an opinion on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's left foot disability, considering its relationship with his service-connected left ankle disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including left and right ankle disabilities, an acquired psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a traumatic brain injury, and various other disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a recurrent left knee and foot disability to afford the Veteran VA examinations to determine the relationship between his diagnosed disabilities and active service.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss, dismissed an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression. However, TDIU was granted from February 13, 2021.

The Board denied entitlement to an evaluation more than 20 percent for a cervical strain with degenerative arthritis and remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, right heel spur, bilateral lower extremity neuropathy as secondary to an upper back disability and plantar fasciitis, and sleep disturbances.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral plantar fasciitis, left hip limitation of extension and flexion, and left hip coxa profunda.