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

The Board granted an effective date of August 21, 2013, for a separate rating for the right hip surgical scar and denied earlier effective dates for service connection for left hip iliopsoas bursitis with tendinosis and right foot plantar fasciitis.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2 and an initial 40 percent rating for IVDS, while denying higher ratings for radiculopathy of the lower extremities, a residual scar, and bilateral foot disability. The effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits was also granted.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including OSA and hypertension, due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection and ratings for various disabilities, including a psychiatric condition, bilateral foot conditions, bladder issues, neurological issues in the lower extremities, TDIU, and special monthly compensation.

The Board granted service connection for right hand tremors as a manifestation of tardive dyskinesia and carotidynia due to enlarged lymph nodes, while denying service connection for other conditions including irritable bowel syndrome, gastritis, gastric ulcer, submandibular scar, bone spurs of the feet, low back disorder, plantar fasciitis, enlarged right testicle, and cyst on the back.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral flat feet, low back disability, left wrist disorder, and GERD. The Board also remanded claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded several claims, including those for back disability, left wrist disability, and others.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including back, knee, foot, and ankle conditions, as well as TBI, neurological disorder, sleep apnea, respiratory complaints, asthma, GERD, anxiety, PTSD, and other related conditions. The Board also granted an initial 10 percent rating for left hip strain with painful limited extension and denied a compensable rating for the same condition.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability, but remanded the claims for back, neck, left foot, right foot, and left arm disabilities.

The Board granted the petition to reopen the claim of service connection for a right foot disorder and remanded claims for service connection for left foot disorder, pes planus (flat foot) and hallux valgus, as well as fibromyalgia.

The Board remands the case for additional development, including obtaining an opinion addressing functional impairment associated with the Veteran's bilateral foot disability without considering the beneficial effects of medication.

The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for plantar fasciitis is remanded due to the need for an examination that complies with the requirements of the PACT Act and Stewart v. Wilkie.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for service-connected bilateral flatfoot with plantar fasciitis and denied special monthly compensation (SMC) for loss of use of the foot.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for acne and remanded claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, ED, allergic rhinitis, and a psychiatric disorder for readjudication with new evidence.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis with gout and right knee condition as the appellant withdrew his claims.

The Board granted service connection for single episode major depressive disorder with anxious distress, somatic symptom disorder, and alcohol use disorder; right ankle arthritis; and bilateral plantar fasciitis and a right foot heel spur. The claims for recurrent hip disabilities, a rating in excess of 20 percent for left knee anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament repair residuals, and TDIU were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and bipolar II, bilateral plantar fasciitis, removal of varicose veins in both legs, left Achilles tendon tear, status post repair, and a scar on the left Achilles region.

The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for right foot deterioration and service connection for secondary right foot disabilities to correct a pre-decisional error by the agency of original jurisdiction.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right shoulder, right knee, left knee, and right foot disabilities as well as a TDIU due to pre-decisional errors in the VA examinations.