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

The Board denied service connection for tonsilloliths, sinusitis, a bilateral foot disability, and obstructive sleep apnea. The Veteran's migraines and TBI were also denied, as was an earlier effective date for the TBI.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, hammer toes, tailor's bunion, and inferior calcaneal exostosis as well as posterior calcaneal exostosis of the left foot and a compensable evaluation for difficulty breathing due to deficiencies in the record.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the claims for service connection for a right foot disability, tonsil disability to include chronic laryngitis, and hypertension are now moot due to prior grants by the AOJ.

The Board denied service connection for ischemic heart disease and remanded the claims for recurrent dislocation of the left shoulder, right foot disability, left foot disability, PTSD rating, and TDIU.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, including lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, cervical spine disability, radiculopathy of both upper and lower extremities, bilateral foot hammer toe, migraine headaches, sinusitis, left shoulder bursitis, and PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches have prevented her from being able to secure and follow substantially gainful occupation, and she is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the statutory housebound rate.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, left hip disability, left knee disability, right hip disability, and cervical spine disability as secondary to a service-connected lumbar spine disability due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus, bilateral hammer toe, a lumbar spine disability, a pelvic disability, and a right hip disability as the evidence did not support that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction and service connection for a bilateral foot disability, finding no evidence of increased severity or etiological relationship to military service.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability, but denied service connection for bilateral pes planus and a right foot strain. The headaches claim was remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus and pseudofolliculitis barbae as there is no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, a left foot disability, major depressive disorder, and secondary disabilities related to the left foot. The remaining claims were remanded.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for bilateral pes planus and a separate 10 percent rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis, while denying ratings in excess of 10 percent for hallux valgus, left foot with traumatic arthritis, left great toe from November 23, 2021, to December 19, 2022, and from December 20, 2022, to March 27, 2023, and denied service connection for chest wall muscle/joint condition.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, right and left ankle degenerative joint disease, and erectile dysfunction to obtain additional evidence.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus type II, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of all extremities, hypertension, and coronary artery disease, but denied earlier effective dates for bilateral hearing loss and surgical scar of the low back, midline. The Board also remanded claims for service connection for various disabilities.

The Board remands the issue of service connection for left foot plantar fasciitis with acquired pes cavus to correct a duty to assist error.

The appeal of the April 2022 rating decision that implemented the Board's grant of a 10 percent rating for bilateral pes planus is dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back disability, foot disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to the need for VA examinations.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus with bilateral plantar fasciitis to schedule a new examination and readjudicate the case.

The Board dismissed or denied earlier effective dates for various conditions and granted service connection for chronic sinusitis.