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

The appeal for service connection for testicular cancer, kidney cancer, a neck disability, a left knee disability, and a bilateral foot disability was dismissed due to the Veteran not timely filing a VA Form 10182.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted the appeal and restored service connection for bilateral pes planus, while also allowing a readjudication of the claim for major depressive disorder (MDD) based on new evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and a bilateral foot disability, as there was no evidence of current disabilities in either ear or any foot conditions.

The veteran withdrew her appeal, stating that she now has a 100 percent combined disability rating.

The Veteran's right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis was granted a rating of 40 percent, while other conditions were denied higher ratings.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include anxiety, and denied an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for hearing loss. Several issues related to service connection were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral foot pes planus, degenerative arthritis, and hallux valgus based on a medical opinion that linked the conditions to the Veteran's active military duty.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) claimed as low back pain, pain and dysfunction right wrist, and bilateral plantar fasciitis to verify the Veteran's duty dates and obtain a more accurate medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disability and foot disability as there is no evidence to support that these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service or secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including additional examinations to address the nature and severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions and the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to April 17, 2024, and 30 percent thereafter for bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis and bone spur, and entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for right foot disabilities due to the AOJ's failure to substantially comply with previous remand directives.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a right foot disability, to include achilles tendonitis, due to insufficient evidence in the current medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for arthritis of the bilateral fingers, a bilateral elbow disability, a left knee disability, and bilateral plantar fasciitis. The Board also denied an initial compensable rating for a lumbar spine scar (lower back scar).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for migraine headaches and an increased rating for lumbosacral strain, and remanded service connection for a bilateral foot disorder.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee disability and remanded the claims for other left lower extremity radiculopathies, foot, ankle, leg, and back disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for traumatic brain injury, an initial rating greater than 30 percent for right foot pes planus, and a higher rating for hypertension.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus and left ankle achilles tendonitis due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board dismissed the appeal for an increased disability rating for the Veteran's right foot plantar's wart because the July 7, 2021 rating decision was not a final, appealable action.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back disability, left wrist disability, right hip disability, and bilateral flat feet due to inadequate medical opinions and missing service treatment records.