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

The Board granted service connection for hepatitis C, finding it related to the Veteran's service. The other claims for service connection were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral torn achilles tendons and bilateral plantar fasciitis, feet bone spurs to obtain an addendum opinion that adequately addresses the Veteran's lay statements regarding foot pain during service.

The Board granted service connection for Wegener's granulomatosis, a recurrent kidney disability, and a recurrent bladder disability. The claim for an earlier effective date was denied, as well as the claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral conjunctivitis and remanded the claims for sinusitis, left ankle disability, left foot disability, right foot disability, and sleep apnea.

The Board granted a 40% rating for right knee strain and an effective date of August 9, 2018, for service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy. Other claims were denied or dismissed.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for bilateral pes planus and a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU), while denying increased ratings for schizoaffective disorder with unspecified anxiety and right knee synovitis.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for plantar fasciitis and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for multiple musculoskeletal disabilities, including cervical spine degenerative disc disease and bilateral joint osteoarthritis, based on in-service exposure to PCBs.

The Board remands the claims for additional evidentiary development.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for disability ratings in excess of 10 percent for right ankle arthritis, left ankle arthritis, and degenerative arthritis of the left knee.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral foot disability, to include bilateral pes planus and plantar fascitis, and denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for bilateral shin splints. The Board also granted initial ratings of 10 percent for right and left shin splints.

The Board remands the service connection claims for acne and acne scarring, lower back degenerative arthritis, temporomandibular disorder, feet conditions including plantar fasciitis, Morton's neuroma, and left side sciatica due to missing active-duty service treatment records.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral eye injury, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and left leg peroneal nerve impingement as secondary to bilateral plantar fasciitis has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, low back disability, right shoulder disability, and bilateral plantar fasciitis and bilateral pes planus. The Veteran was also granted an initial 70 percent rating for his major depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for left and right foot pes planus with hallux valgus deformity, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to high impact physical activity during her military service.

The Board granted the restoration of a 70% disability rating for PTSD and denied earlier effective dates and increased ratings. The TDIU was granted from September 25, 2020.

The Board denied various claims for increased ratings and effective dates, including those for tinnitus, wrist scars, lower extremity radiculopathy, bulimia nervosa, psychiatric disability, benign neutropenia, herpes II, GERD, plantar fasciitis, and TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and increased the disability rating for the left ankle to 30 percent, but denied an increased rating for bilateral pes planus.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral foot disability, to include osteoarthritis of the right foot, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and bilateral calcaneal spurs, but not including the already service-connected left foot osteoarthritis.

The Board granted service connection for a foot disorder, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.