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

The Board remands the claims for a VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's bilateral pes planus, sinusitis, and low back disability.

The Board granted service connection for left foot pes planus, right foot pes planus, left foot plantar fasciitis, right foot plantar fasciitis, left foot tinea pedis, right foot tinea pedis, and bilateral tinnitus. The claims for major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and lumbar strain were remanded.

The Board denied a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the issues of an increased evaluation for pes cavus with plantar fasciitis and metatarsalgia, as well as entitlement to TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral foot disability, back disability, right shoulder disability, and right hip disability on a direct basis.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis and remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).

The Board granted the readjudication of the claim for shaving issues/razor bumps and denied service connection for various other conditions, including a neck condition, left shoulder condition, GERD, headaches, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity nerve condition, sleep apnea, urinary frequency, erectile dysfunction, asthma, PTSD, as well as remanding claims for a low back disability, right foot disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has been rated as totally disabling, effective December 20, 2021, and a TDIU is granted based on this disability alone.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of left foot pes planus with residuals post left foot fusion due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral foot disability but denied service connection for bilateral eye condition/pain and heart condition.

The Board denied service connection for right hip disability, left hip disability, and bilateral pes planus. The claims for an increased rating for PTSD, back disability, tension headaches, OSA, right shoulder disability, and onychomycosis with tinea pedis were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for plantar fasciitis of both feet, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for bilateral myopia and astigmatism, Covid-19 positive, left eye punctate keratitis, right eye chorioretinal inflammation, right foot disability, bilateral hearing loss, and right and left shin splints.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis as there was no evidence of an in-service injury, disease, or event to which the current diagnosis could be related.

The veteran withdrew the appeal concerning multiple issues, including PTSD, pes planus, cervical strain and degenerative arthritis, and posttraumatic headaches.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability, bilateral pes planus, neck disability, diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension (claimed as high blood pressure), and erectile dysfunction to correct an error by the AOJ to satisfy its duty to assist the claimant under 38 U.S.C. § 5103A.

The appeal was dismissed because the Veteran filed a VA Form 10182 more than one year after the December 2022 and January 2023 rating decisions that addressed the service connection issues.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, left ankle stress fracture, right ankle stress fracture, left leg shin splints, and right leg shin splints to provide the Veteran with adequate VA examinations.

The Board denied all initial disability ratings for the veteran's low back, left foot, left little finger, right wrist, tinnitus, and scars disabilities, except for a separate 10 percent evaluation for a painful scar of the back.

The Board denied higher initial ratings for posterior tibial tendinitis of each ankle and remanded claims for service connection for aggravation of existing bilateral pes planus and bilateral plantar fasciitis, including as due to a service-connected disability.

The Board denied a higher rating for left foot plantar fasciitis, finding that the evidence did not support a rating higher than 20 percent.