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

The Board granted service connection for headache disorder, plantar fasciitis, left and right knee disabilities, and left and right shoulder disabilities. It also granted an initial 70 percent rating for GAD from December 30, 2019.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to her service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of pes planus, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review this matter.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including recurrent right and left eye disabilities, right and left foot disabilities (pes planus), heart disability, hypertension, lumbar spine disability, kidney disability related to Camp Lejeune exposure, and lower extremity disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, bilateral pes planus, and bilateral metatarsalgia based on the evidence showing these conditions began during active service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including an allergy disorder, bilateral pes planus, a left ankle disorder, and others, as there was no evidence of current disabilities or that the claimed conditions were related to service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including diabetes mellitus, thyroid disability, coronary artery disease, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, sinus disability, bilateral flat feet, right and left knee disabilities, and right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae, a bilateral hearing loss disability, and pes planus of both feet. The lumbar spine claim was remanded.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for adjustment disorder with depressed mood and a TDIU, but denied an increased rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis with heel spurs and an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for adjustment disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left and right foot disabilities, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between the current disabilities and his active service or ACDUTRA.

The Board denied service connection for left foot plantar fasciitis as it did not originate in or result from the Veteran's active military service and was not aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's right foot disability, finding that his symptoms were severe during flare-ups.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for lumps in throat and sores in chest area, granted initial ratings of 50 percent for depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder and pes planus, and remanded readjudication of knee and back disability claims.

The Board remands the claims for an increased rating in excess of 20 percent for plantar calluses and plantar fasciitis, left and right foot, to obtain a medical addendum opinion.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings, granted an earlier effective date for a 10 percent rating of bilateral pes planus with bilateral plantar fasciitis, and remanded several claims including service connections for various disorders.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and remanded the claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, plantar fasciitis, ankle Achilles tendonitis, and knee patellofemoral syndrome to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for bilateral pes planus, migraines, and vertigo, as well as DEA benefits. However, a 30 percent rating was granted for vertigo from February 10, 2023.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for earlier effective dates of service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, tension headaches, plantar fasciitis right foot, brachial plexus neuropathy left hand, and brachial plexus neuropathy right hand.

The Board granted service connection for asthma from August 10, 2022, based on the Veteran's presumed exposure to burn pit smoke during his deployment in Kuwait and Afghanistan.