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

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as unspecified anxiety disorder and a bilateral foot disability, diagnosed as bilateral plantar fasciitis. The claims for left trigger finger (stenosing tenosynovitis), low back strain, right trigger finger (stenosing tenosynovitis), sleep apnea, and anxiety condition were denied.

The veteran was granted a rating of at least 10 percent for left ankle scars and denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD with gastritis, as well as service connection for bilateral hearing loss, back disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, right foot plantar fasciitis, left foot plantar fasciitis, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood and a bilateral foot disability, while denying service connection for PTSD, any other 'stress disorder', and remanding the claims for a left calf disability and back disability.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection, while the other claims are remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a clothing allowance for Sunscreen SPF 30 as there is no evidence that he was prescribed sunscreen for a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the restoration of a 50 percent disability rating for the service-connected bilateral flat foot with degenerative arthritis and plantar fasciitis, finding that there had been an improvement in the disability and that the improvement reflected an improvement in the ability to function under the ordinary conditions of life and work.

The Board denied service connection for a right and left foot disability, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the current disabilities and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as the evidence did not support a compensable rating or service connection.

The Board denied service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability and remanded the claims for left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and bilateral plantar fasciitis.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and left shoulder impingement syndrome with labral tear, including SLAP and rotator cuff tendonitis.

The Board granted service connection for asthma, tinnitus, and eczema with an effective date of October 3, 2019, and granted service connection for pes planus. Other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for right and left foot pes planus and degenerative arthritis effective May 19, 2021, but denied ratings in excess of 10 percent prior to that date.

The Board granted service connection for right cervical radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability, but denied service connection for a scar on the forehead and remanded issues related to left hip, right hip, and foot disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for recurrent right and left foot disabilities to ensure a thorough medical examination is conducted.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for ankylosing spondylitis, cervical spine; ankylosing spondylitis, lumbar spine; chronic fatigue syndrome; left hip strain; and tendinosis, right hip. However, it denied service connection for ankylosing spondylitis, cervical spine; ankylosing spondylitis, lumbar spine; left hip strain; tendinosis, right hip; bilateral plantar fasciitis; and an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for various foot, ankle, and knee disabilities due to lack of evidence linking them to the Veteran's military service. The decision also denied earlier effective dates for certain conditions and ratings.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus, finding that the condition increased in severity during military service.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis and remanded the claims for a bilateral foot disability, bilateral hip disability, bilateral leg disability, lumbar spine disability, gastrointestinal issues, chronic fatigue, shortness of breath, skin rashes, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder for further development.

The Board granted service connection for a chronic right foot disability, a chronic lumbar spine disability, and a chronic right hip disability.

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, lumbar strain, left foot plantar fasciitis, right foot plantar fasciitis, post traumatic residual pain dysfunction of the right wrist, right wrist surgical scars, bilateral tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss. The character of discharge was also found not to bar VA benefits.