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

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings of various disabilities to ensure VA complies with its duty to assist by affording the Veteran an adequate examination.

The Veteran was granted a 10 percent rating for bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis prior to June 28, 2018, but the claims for higher ratings and TDIU were denied.

The Board granted service connection for thoracolumbar spondylosis with degenerative joint disease and remanded claims for internal derangement of the left knee with meniscectomy, bilateral pes planus, arthritis of the shoulders, elbows, hands and fingers, legs, diabetes mellitus, hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction, but denied service connection for a right great toe disability, bilateral pes planus, and an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for plantar fasciitis due to a need for an adequate VA examination.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for right and left foot disabilities as there is no longer a claim in controversy.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including left foot, left-hand, left knee, right arm/elbow, right foot, and right knee disabilities, due to scheduling errors that prevented VA examinations.

The Board denied entitlement to a rating in excess of 50 percent for bilateral pes planus with residual pain of heel fracture.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including hypertension, right ankle sprain, conjunctival inclusion cyst, and others, as there was no evidence of current disability during or near the period on appeal.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and denied an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The appeals for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for various service-connected conditions, including allergic rhinitis, hallux valgus of the left foot, right foot pes planus with plantar fasciitis, PTSD, and TDIU, are dismissed.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for left foot plantar fasciitis due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied it for bilateral hearing loss, left foot disability, and right foot disability.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for bilateral plantar fasciitis, cyst of right side of neck with residual scar, disfigurement, to include scar on forehead, and cyst of right side of neck with residual scar, painful, as well as tinnitus were denied. However, an effective date of March 16, 2018 was granted for the award of a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).

The Board denied service connection for left foot, right foot, and cervical spine disabilities as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a link to in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to her service-connected disabilities, which include posttraumatic stress disorder and various musculoskeletal conditions.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection for left ankle degenerative arthritis, right ankle degenerative arthritis, left knee osteoarthritis, right knee osteoarthritis, and plantar fasciitis, bilateral feet.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability, currently diagnosed as left shoulder strain and dislocation. The other claims were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for a VA examination to determine the current severity of the service-connected scars and to obtain medical opinions regarding the etiology of various disabilities, including left hand, foot, knee, right hand, ankle, high blood pressure, head injury, depression, and sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a foot disability, to include gout; atrial fibrillation (A-fib); and carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) due to duty-to-assist errors.